Sony to establish joint venture with Honda to make electric vehicles: What you should know
Sony to establish joint venture with Honda to make electric vehicles: What you should know
Japan's $Sony(SONY.US)$ and $Honda Motor(HMC.US)$ on Friday announced plans to establish a joint venture to make high-value battery electric vehicles that would go on sale in 2025.
日本的$索尼(SONY.US)$和$本田汽車(HMC.US)$週五宣佈計劃成立一家合資企業，生產高價值電池電動汽車，將於2025年上市。
What Happened: The consumer electronics giant and the legacy automaker said they would launch a new company this year.
發生的事情：這家消費電子巨頭和這家傳統汽車製造商表示，他們今年將成立一家新公司。
The new company is expected to plan, design, develop, and sell the EVs, but not own and operate manufacturing facilities, so Honda is expected to be responsible for manufacturing the first EV model at its vehicle manufacturing plant."
- Sony said.
新公司預計將規劃、設計、開發和銷售電動汽車，但不擁有和運營製造設施，因此本田預計將負責在其車輛製造廠製造第一款電動汽車。“
--索尼稱。
The maker of the PlayStation gaming consoles will develop a mobility service platform for the new venture.
PlayStation遊戲機製造商將為新合資企業開發一個移動服務平臺。
Why It Matters: Sony in January said it will launch a mobility company in spring this year as it looks to foray into the electric vehicle space.
重要的原因：索尼(Sony)在1月份表示，將在今年春季成立一家移動公司，以期進軍電動汽車領域。
The Tokyo-based multinational conglomerate that is best known for making video-game consoles and other electronic products had said it would name the new company Sony Mobility Inc.
這家以生產視頻遊戲機和其他電子產品而聞名的總部位於東京的跨國企業集團表示，將為新公司命名。索尼移動公司
Sony at the time shared glimpses of an electric prototype sports utility vehicle (SUV), the VISION-S 02.
索尼當時分享了一款電動原型運動型多功能車(SUV)的一瞥。遠景-S02。
Honda last year said it aims to increase the ratio of electric vehicles to 40% of overall sales by 2030, to 80% by 2035, and to 100% by 2040.
本田去年表示，其目標是到2030年將電動汽車佔總銷量的比例提高到40%，到2035年提高到80%，到2040年提高到100%。
The automaker in January signed a joint venture agreement with the U.S.-based battery research startup SES Holdings to launch higher density and low-cost lithium-metal batteries for electric vehicles.
今年1月，這家汽車製造商與總部位於美國的電池研究初創公司簽署了一項合資協議賽斯控股推出密度更高、成本更低的電動汽車用鋰金屬電池。
The electric vehicle market is led by $Tesla(TSLA.US)$ and traditional automakers like $Ford Motor(F.US)$ are also investing billions to ramp up their electric-vehicle forays.
電動汽車市場由$特斯拉(TSLA.US)$而傳統的汽車製造商，比如$福特汽車(F.US)$他們也在投資數十億美元來加大電動汽車的進軍力度。
Price Action: Sony shares closed 1.4% lower at $100.23 a share on Thursday.
價格行動：索尼股價週四收低1.4%，報每股100.23美元。