Honda Vietnam expands biz registration to cover electric vehicles, charging, battery swapping

Honda Vietnam (HVN) has formally expanded its registered business lines to include electric vehicles, charging infrastructure, and battery-swapping services, marking its most comprehensive step into the electric mobility ecosystem to date.

According to corporate registry disclosures released on Wednesday, the company updated its enterprise registration to cover the entire EV value chain, from manufacturing to infrastructure development and operations.

On the manufacturing side, Honda Vietnam added business lines for producing electric motors, generators, transformers, power distribution and control equipment, as well as other electrical devices, laying the groundwork for localized EV component production.

The company also moved into EV infrastructure, registering activities related to the construction of charging stations and battery- or accumulator-swapping facilities under power and civil engineering categories.

The operation of charging stations for electric cars, motorcycles, and scooters is listed under power transmission and distribution services.

In addition, Honda Vietnam expanded its “business support services” category to explicitly include the construction, installation, and operation of EV charging and battery-swapping equipment, along with the provision of related charging and battery exchange services.

Separately, the company retained its solar power activities, reclassifying them under a new category for renewable electricity generation.

The expanded registration signals Honda’s intention to deepen its participation in Vietnam’s rapidly evolving electric mobility market, as competition intensifies and policymakers push for cleaner transport and supporting infrastructure.

In its financial report for the second quarter of its fiscal year ending March 2026., Honda Motor Co. warned that its annual motorbike sales in Vietnam could fall by around 200,000 units if Hanoi moves ahead with a plan to ban gasoline-powered two-wheelers in downtown city.

According to a draft resolution on regulations for low-emission zones that the Hanoi People’s Committee submitted to the municipal People’s Council last month, the city will not impose a complete ban on gasoline-powered motorbikes within Ring Road No. 1 starting in 2026. Instead, it plans to apply time- or area-specific restrictions, in order to minimize impacts on residents’ daily lives and ensure an appropriate transition roadmap.

Under the draft resolution, low-emission zones are defined in accordance with the 2024 Law on the Capital and apply to areas with strict environmental protection status, frequent traffic congestion, or consistently below-average air quality measurements based on national and city monitoring data.

The plan begins with a pilot zone covering nine central wards inside Ring Road 1 in 2026, before expanding to 14 wards within Rings 1 and 2 from January 1, 2028. By January 1, 2030, restrictions would apply across a much wider area within Ring Road 3, encompassing 36 wards and communes including Cau Giay, Thanh Xuan, Hoang Mai, Long Bien, Dong Anh, and Noi Bai.

From 2031 onward, any area meeting the qualifying criteria would be required to implement low-emission controls. Within these zones, gasoline motorbikes would be banned during designated hours or in specific areas, and app-based motorbike transport services would also be restricted.