Honda and Mitsubishi agree to develop a shared pickup truck

Japanese carmakers Honda and Mitsubishi Motors have signed a memorandum of understanding on the mutual supply of vehicles. The document provides for one company to supply cars to the other, and it is the first step of this kind between the two manufacturers. The first concrete result will be a new pickup truck for the Southeast Asian market.

A pickup built on the Triton

Under the agreement, Honda plans to launch a pickup truck in Southeast Asia in 2028. It will be based on the Mitsubishi Triton, a model known in Latvia and elsewhere in the region as the Mitsubishi L200. This means Honda's lineup will gain a vehicle of this type that draws on the other manufacturer's existing platform.

A first for the two companies

The source describes the agreement as a historic step in the cooperation between the two companies. The reason is that Honda and Mitsubishi Motors have never before supplied vehicles to each other. The source text is truncated, so other details of the deal, such as production sites, volumes or financial terms, are not mentioned.

A memorandum of understanding is a preliminary document that sets the direction of cooperation. The planned launch year for the pickup is 2028, and the market it is intended for is Southeast Asia.