Honda to shift production of SUV to China from US amid trade war

Japanese automaker aims to avoid higher auto tariffs

20181112N Honda RDX

Honda expects the new RDX to be 20% cheaper than the previous version, which is priced at 399,800 yuan ($57,400) in China.

KEIICHI FURUKAWA, Nikkei staff writer

TOKYO -- Honda Motor will increase output of its Acura luxury vehicles in China by switching to local production of a new version of an SUV model, rather than importing it from the United States.

Sales of the new China-made Acura RDX will start by the end of this year.

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