Honda's first India-built EV now has a name: the Honda ALPHA. Honda Cars India announced the name on Nov. 3 and said the electric SUV will make its global debut on Dec. 2, 2026.
What Honda confirmed
- Made in India: the ALPHA will be the company's first electric SUV made in India. Honda says India will be the first market to get it and will serve as the model's global production base in the future.
- Concept origins: the model was first shown as a concept at the Japan Mobility Show 2025. Autocar India notes that this was the 0 Alpha concept.
- The name: Honda says it comes from the first letter of the Greek alphabet and was chosen to symbolize a new beginning.
- A new logo: the ALPHA will be the first Honda model in India to carry the new H mark that Honda has adopted for its car business worldwide.
«Honda ALPHA represents our ambition to bring advanced electric mobility to our customers in India while delivering the quality, reliability and joy of driving that Honda is known for,» said Toshiyuki Yanagisawa, president and CEO of Honda Cars India.
What is still unknown
Honda has not released technical details. Autocar India reports that the SUV will be built at Honda's Tapukara plant in Rajasthan. It expects two LFP battery options of roughly 65 to 75 kWh and a single-motor, front-wheel-drive layout at launch, but Honda has not confirmed those figures. The publication lists the Mahindra BE 6, Hyundai Creta Electric, Tata Sierra EV, Maruti e Vitara and Toyota Ebella as rivals in India's midsize electric SUV segment.
