# Honda Australia Director, Automotive, Robert Thorp confirmed the plan to go hybrid only, with the plan set to kick in from sometime next year.

*aerospace · news · 2026-04-29 · The Canberra Times*

## Key points

- Honda Australia will transition to an all-hybrid lineup by 2025 or early 2026.
- The updated CR-V now offers four hybrid grades, with ZR-V to follow soon.
- Honda is not planning to introduce plug-in hybrid models in Australia soon.
- Honda expects 80 percent of its overall Australian sales to be hybrids.

**Companies:** Honda, Toyota
**Countries:** Australia, Japan, United Kingdom

[Read the full story on The Canberra Times](https://www.canberratimes.com.au/story/9235844/big-brand-to-go-hybrid-only-in-aus/)

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