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Sony Honda Mobility Initiates AFEELA 1 Trial Production in Ohio, Establishes New “Quality Gate” Inspection Facility

Assembly of the AFEELA 1 using automated machinery AFEELA 1 EV early production model being assembled on the line using state of the art automated equipment. Exterior inspection of AFEELA 1 at the proprietary Quality Gate. AFEELA 1 entering the Quality Gate for inspection of exterior assembly and finish quality. Tokyo, Japan, Jan. 02, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Sony Honda Mobility Inc. (SHM) announced today that it recently conducted trial production runs of its first model, AFEELA 1, using the pr

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Sony Honda Mobility Initiates AFEELA 1 Trial Production in Ohio, Establishes New “Quality Gate” Inspection Facility

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