The troubled event will rebrand itself yet again in an attempt to breathe life, energy and attendance into Asia's onetime premier auto expo.

North American factories took another 26,000 vehicles out of their production schedules last week, significantly more than companies were cutting at the beginning of the month.

Tesla is working with suppliers, including partner Panasonic, on a bigger cylindrical battery cell to increase efficiency and reduct cost. In fact, Tesla is already making some of the 4680 cells on its own.

Honda has plans for a massive transition to all-electric. But for now, it's focusing its energy of rolling out hybrids.