Acura is engaged on its first battery-electric automobile utilizing Common Motors’ Ultium platform and batteries, dad or mum firm Honda mentioned on Friday.

It will likely be a big automobile, probably a crossover, and is due for the 2024 mannequin yr. Honda may also have an Ultium-based automobile on sale for the 2024 mannequin yr, and it too will probably be a crossover.

Manufacturing of the Acura is anticipated to happen at GM’s Spring Hill Manufacturing plant in Spring Hill, Tennessee, the place GM will begin manufacturing of the 2023 Cadillac Lyriq electrical crossover in early 2022.

The Honda is tipped to enter manufacturing at GM’s plant in Ramos Arizpe, Mexico, the place GM at present builds the Chevrolet Blazer and Equinox.

Honda reached a take care of GM in early 2020 to source a pair of electric vehicles using the Ultium know-how, on the market in North America. On the time, the automakers mentioned GM could be chargeable for manufacturing of the autos, with Honda dealing with the design and the tuning of the driving traits.

The Ultium platform helps a wide range of automobile sorts starting from small automobiles to massive pickup vehicles and SUVs, in addition to outputs of greater than 1,000 hp. It makes its manufacturing debut this fall within the 2022 GMC Hummer EV. The Ultium batteries are available sizes starting from 50-200 kilowatt-hours, the latter good for over 400 miles of vary.

Since their authentic settlement, Honda and GM have additional strengthened ties in North America. The 2 final yr additionally proposed an alliance within the space of platform and powertrain sharing, in addition to in R&D, buying, and linked providers. The 2 automakers have additionally collaborated within the space of gas cells since 2013.

The introduction of recent EVs at Acura and Honda are a part of Honda’s plan to finally have a full-electric lineup by 2040.