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American Honda June sales were up about 17% on 133,781 units, marking the company's "best June in five years," Honda reported. "AHM posted sales of 756,920 units in the first half of 2026, up 2.4%, its best first half and quarterly result since 2021. The sales increase was achieved with a balanced lineup of sedans and SUVs, which includes numerous fuel-efficient, affordable models," the company stated. Lance Woelfer, Vice President of Auto Sales, American Honda Motor Co., said: "At a time when affordability is more important than ever, the exceptional value offered by Honda and Acura is helping us retain customers and attract buyers from competing brands. Our commitment to fuel efficiency is also resonating with consumers, with hybrid models accounting for about 30% of Honda sales as customers increasingly seek more efficient vehicle options."

Honda's U.S. sales up 16.9% y/y in June, Bloomberg reprots

Honda is considering issuing more than Y 400B in euro-denominated bonds to help support supplier compensation following changes to its EV plans and to fund further investment in hybrid vehicle development, Nikkei Asia reports.

Catch up on the top industries and stocks that were impacted, or were predicted to be impacted, by the comments, actions and policies of President Trump with this daily recap compiled by The Fly:OPENAI ASKED TO STAGGER RELEASE:The Trump administration has asked OpenAI to stagger the release of its AI model so organizations can first be vetted by the government before receiving access to the tool, George Hammond and Joe Miller of The Financial Times reports. OpenAI currently plans to give two dozen partners access to GPT 5.6, the company's latest AI model, ahead of a broader rollout, but these partners would need to be approved by the government, multiple people with knowledge of the matter told the Times.HOUSING BILL SIGNING CANCELED:On Wednesday, President Donald Trump stated in a post to Truth Social: "Today's Housing News Conference and Signing is hereby cancelled until such time as we pass the desperately needed SAVE AMERICA ACT, which I consider to be a National Emergency. Thank you for your attention to this matter!" Publicly traded homebuilding companies include Beazer Homes, D.R. Horton, Hovnanian, KB Home, Lennar, PulteGroupand Toll Brothers.HONDA'S EV PLEDGE UNRAVELS:Five years ago, Hondapledged by 2040 the company would spend tens of billions of dollars to phase out gas cars in favor of electric vehicles, River Akira Davis of The New York Times reports. This goal, however, has more recently unraveled in a way CEO Toshihiro Mibe has called "heartbreaking." The Trump administration's elimination of federal tax credits for EVs has sapped demand, leading to the company's first annual net loss in its history as a public company. As a result, some senior executives have begun rallying support to urge Mibe to resign and take responsibility for the issues at the company.