Nissan, Honda announce plans to merge, creating world’s No. 3 automaker

https://www.cnn.com/2024/12/23/business/nissan-honda-merge-automakers-intl-hnk?cid=ios_app

27 comments

  1. Good. I hope they stay as top 3. I absolutely hate kia/hyundai such ugly cars. Bottom barrel

  3. Are they planning to dissolve one brand into the other or will they stay separate entities with merged architecture and platforms?

  9. I can see Nissan becoming the GMC to Honda – focusing on pickup trucks and commercial vehicles (to counter Isuzu and Toyota in various markets) and then renaming the Z to Honda Prelude. Dump the middle market cars and SUVs.

  10. The first vehicle from this merger will be the exciting Miso by the new company HoNi

  11. Makes sense considering the new challenges in the automotive industry. We‘ll see a lot more M&A in the car industry. If it saves them from dying is a completely different topic tho. China is the leader in battery tech, followed by the Japanese and Koreans.

  12. I’d rather they just pick one brand name or a new brand name then try and maintain an illusion that they are separate.

  13. Let’s hope that Honda reliability bleeds over into the Nissan lineup

  15. What about Renault/Nissan , I thought they merged ?

  17. Datda pronounced Dada. Named after Datsun: Nissan’s previous name + Honda. Marketing team, I did the legwork for you.

  18. Hope Honda’s car will not be infested with Nissan’s fragile CVT

  19. Nissan needs a lot of help. This makes a lot of sense.

  21. Has Honda recovered their quality? It had significantly dropped 10 years ago the last time we were looking to buy new. I was very disappointed with them then and passed for another manufacturer.

  22. Nissan had no choice but to either be absorbed for pennies on the dollar or go bankrupt. I imagine that for the time being they run on separate brand names but ultimately the Nissan brand goes away – in the states, it’s got a specific, shall we say, image. Elsewhere, like in right hand drive countries they just import from Japan with no special changes.

    Toyota is a bit behind on battery tech as compared to the Chinese, so let’s see if this helps to accelerate anything there.

  25. Nissan zero gravity seats in Hondas is what we need.

Comments are closed.