HONDA AND NISSAN are in talks to merge by 2026, they said on Monday, a historic pivot for Japan's auto industry that underlines the threat Chinese electric vehicle makers now pose to the world's long-dominant legacy carmakers.
The tie-up would create the world's third-largest auto group by vehicle sales after Toyota and Volkswagen. It would also give the two companies scale and a chance to share resources in the face of intense competition from Tesla and more nimble Chinese rivals, such as BYD.
The merger of Honda, Japan's second-largest automaker, with Nissan, its No. 3, would be the biggest reshaping in the global auto industry since Fiat Chrysler Automobiles and PSA merged in 2021 to create Stellantis in a $52-billion deal.
SMALLER MITSUBISHI MOTORS, in which Nissan is top shareholder, was also considering joining and would make a decision by the end of January, the companies said.
The chief executives of all three held a joint press conference in Tokyo.
This story is from the December 24, 2024 edition of Financial Express Mumbai.
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