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Honda and Nissan Reportedly In Talks for Merger

Dec 18, 2024 | 11:35 AM

Photo: Barbara J. Perenic (left) and Stephanie Amador ~ USA TODAY NETWORK

LANSING, Dec. 18, 2024 ~ Two giants in Japanese automating are rumored to be merging soon, which would cause a huge shakeup in the automotive industry.

Nissan Motor and Honda Motor are reportedly in talks to merge, which would create the world’s third-largest car company at roughly 8 million produced vehicles annually. The merger is speculated to be a result of completion from Chinese automakers and to help cut costs for the companies.

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Dec. 18, 2024 ~ Guy Gordon and Lloyd Jackson talk with Headlight.News senior contributing editor Paul Eisenstein about the rumored merger between Honda and Nissan, and how the competition with China factors into the possible collaboration between the automakers.

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