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$本田汽车(HMC.US)$周五宣布计划成立一家合资企业，生产高价值电池电动汽车，将于2025年上市。
What Happened: The consumer electronics giant and the legacy automaker said they would launch a new company this year.
发生的事情：这家消费电子巨头和这家传统汽车制造商表示，他们今年将成立一家新公司。
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.
新公司预计将规划、设计、开发和销售电动汽车，但不拥有和运营制造设施，因此本田预计将负责在其车辆制造厂制造第一款电动汽车。“
--索尼称。
The maker of the PlayStation gaming consoles will develop a mobility service platform for the new venture.
PlayStation游戏机制造商将为新合资企业开发一个移动服务平台。
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，将在今年春季成立一家移动公司，以期进军电动汽车领域。
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.
这家以生产视频游戏机和其他电子产品而闻名的总部位于东京的跨国企业集团表示，将为新公司命名。索尼移动公司
Sony at the time shared glimpses of an electric prototype sports utility vehicle (SUV), the VISION-S 02.
索尼当时分享了一款电动原型运动型多功能车(SUV)的一瞥。远景-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，其目标是到2030年将电动汽车占总销量的比例提高到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，这家汽车制造商与总部位于美国的电池研究初创公司签署了一项合资协议赛斯控股推出密度更高、成本更低的电动汽车用锂金属电池。
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.
电动汽车市场由$特斯拉(TSLA.US)$而传统的汽车制造商，比如$福特汽车(F.US)$他们也在投资数十亿美元来加大电动汽车的进军力度。
Price Action: Sony shares closed 1.4% lower at $100.23 a share on Thursday.
价格行动：索尼股价周四收低1.4%，报每股100.23美元。