Nissan may merge with Honda to challenge Toyota and Tesla
(Photos courtesy of Nissan, Honda, Mitsubishi) earlier this monthwe shared news that Nissan appears to be in trouble and may only have 12-14 months left to survive. As we've seen before, one way to stay in business is to merge with another company. Not only would this save Nissan, it would also save both automakers development costs. Nissan's lifeline may just come from within its home country. According to business publication Nikkei, "Honda Motors and Nissan Motor Co. are set to begin merger talks as early as Monday as the two automakers seek to create a company that can compete with Japanese leader Toyota Motor Corp. in capital-intensive areas such as electric vehicles. The countervailing group." Another goal? Chinese electric car makers and Tesla. It wouldn't be that shocking (no pun intended) if this actually happened. Back in August, Nissan and Honda agreed to collaborate on developing platforms for future software-defined vehicles (SDVs), which Bosch defines as platforms where software…
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