The carnage continues to pile up from a battery-electric vehicle market in disarray, as US federal regulations are rewritten to favor internal-combustion vehicles and the Trump administration discontinued federal tax credits for BEVs last year. For those keeping tally, these are some of the slow-selling EVs that have been discontinued so far this year: Ford F-150 Lightning, Hyundai Ioniq 6, Nissan Ariya, Volvo EC40 and EX30, Volkswagen ID.4, Kia Niro, Electrified Genesis G80, and Tesla Models X and S.
2024 Honda Prologue front 3/4 angle in blue while charging
Honda
Now, Honda Motor Co. continues down this path, having pulled the plug on production of the all-electric Acura ZDX last September and canceling the Acura RSX EV in March before it could launch later this year. Today, Honda dealers are learning that the Honda Prologue is going away, too, at the end of the current model year, the automaker confirms after CarBuzz reached out to the automaker for an update.
“Honda will conclude sales of Prologue later this year following completion of the 2026 model year. Prologue customers will continue to receive full support through our dealer network, including service, parts, and warranty coverage.”
GM Partnership Fizzles Out For ZDX, Prologue
The profile of the 2024 Honda Prologue in red while parkedNicole Wakelin/CarBuzz/Valnet
Both the Prologue and ZDX were products of a partnership in which General Motors manufactured those EVs for Honda using GM’s Ultium platform and battery technology. GM has since moved on from its Ultium technology as it moves on to next-generation batteries and motors.
It should come as no surprise that the Prologue is following the same path as the ZDX, after GM and Honda three years ago abandoned plans to jointly develop affordable EVs. Earlier this year, the two automakers discontinued their shared venture in Brownstown, Michigan, to manufacture hydrogen fuel cells. Honda is now developing its next-generation fuel-cell technology independently.
The departure of both the Prologue and ZDX creates new challenges – or opportunities – for General Motors in redeploying manufacturing capacity. GM launched production of the Prologue barely two years ago at its plant in Ramos Arizpe, Mexico, which also builds the Chevrolet Equinox EV and Cadillac Optiq. Next year, the Ramos plant is expected to begin producing the Chevrolet Groove (exclusively in Mexico) and Aveo for sale across Latin America.
72,000 Prologues Sold Over 2 Years
2024 Honda Prologue interior dashboardHonda
Vehicles such as the Prologue produced in Mexico are now subject to tariffs as high as 25%, depending on how much US content is on board. The impact on profitability was surely a factor in Honda’s decision to discontinue the Prologue.
At GM’s plant in Spring Hill, Tennessee, which produced the ZDX, General Motors continues producing Cadillac Lyriq and Vistiq EVs, while the assembly plant is being retooled for production of the next-generation combustion-powered Cadillac XT5 and Chevrolet Blazer.
However, despite launching into a difficult US market, the Prologue did fairly well on the sales front, with more than 33,000 units sold in 2024 and another 39,000 in 2025. But that is changing fast. Through the first half of this year, Honda sold 8,400 Prologues in the US, with volumes cut in half from first-half 2025. The Acura ZDX did not sell as well.
Base Trim Engine
EV
Base Trim Transmission
Automatic
Base Trim Drivetrain
Front-Wheel Drive
Base Trim Horsepower
220 HP
Base Trim Torque
243 lb.-ft.
Base Trim Fuel Economy Equivalent (city/highway/combined)
113/94/104 mpge
Base Trim Battery Type
Lithium ion (Li-ion)
Infotainment & Features
7 /10
CarBuzz Insight – Why This Matters:
Honda, whose pioneering Insight hybrid beat the Toyota Prius to the US market 26 years ago, has had a complicated relationship with battery-electric cars. The Fit EV was offered in California from 2013 to 2015, but the automaker clearly looked to hydrogen fuel cells as the key to future propulsion, having offered three versions of the FCX or Clarity since 2002.
The Prologue did fairly well for Honda, landing among top-selling EVs for several months. But where does Honda go from here with EVs? The automaker already sells other EVs in Japan, Europe, the UK, and in China, through a joint venture. Meanwhile, in the US, Honda can focus more intently on hybrids, efficient internal-combustion engines, and next-generation fuel cells.
