I merged the headline and the first paragraph.
Honda and Nissan have formally agreed to hold talks over the next six months on a possible merger, a deal that would create the world’s third-largest automaker and give them more resources to compete with a growing threat from Chinese carmakers.
I don’t feel threatened by China. It’s easy.
I remember when capitalists called it competition.
Could just make better cars too but nah gotta try to compete by cheating
I mean Honda makes better cars than any Chinese manufacturer
And here’s someone who hasn’t heard of BYD yet
IC engines and drivetrains, Honda is probably best on the planet. An ICE Honda if maintained can basically run forever (and if you replace other wear items). BYD is amazing and the future, though, yes.
Bring your own drivetrain
Honda’s electric output here in Europe is close to nothing and what there is is dreadful. The little Honda E was cute but not very practical and far too expensive.
Is this going to be like Boeing? Because Honda is pretty fucking good to be merging with Nissan.
Doing a press announcement and doing their best to look like wojaks
I think it’s doubtful they’ll be successful with this fusion dance, they haven’t even gone supersaiyan.
I’ve rented a couple Nissans over the past few years and they sucked shit.
Nissan really hasn’t been the same after their CEO had to escape in the trunk of a car.
Hahah I forgot about that
Why compete at all? I think the top Chinese state owned car company could do a bang up job if they owned Nissan and Honda
Forget China, they can’t make a better car than Toyota right now
How familiar are you with Chinese cars
Not at all. I was just saying that Nissan/Honda aren’t even the best car manufacturers in their own country.
I’m waiting for the day they do.
why would honda tie themselves to a failing car company?
Retool and make only Hondas at those Nissan factories? Idk
But in that case why frame this as a merger instead of a strip down?
Mergers are rarely if ever a blending of two equals. Big fish eats little fish. On the rare occasion that a merger tries to preserve the hierarchy, culture, etc of each of the firms it usually ends disastrously.
Save face and not freak out investors.
Idk, I’m not familiar with the ins and outs of the industry
Cars Bad, no matter who makes them
oh yeah? what if the nissan was made by jesus christ? should i still “rIdE a BiCyClE”???
Yes, and you should convert it into a technical so that you can attack and dethrone god.
The only positive that could come out of this is some new sportscars. New Nissan GTR and Honda S2000 when?
Nissonda
Donda
my first question. I bet they combine them as two full names. like Honda-Nissan instead of a new mixto name.
like DaimlerChrysler or Weyland Yutani.
In the West they’d come up with some terrible meaningless name like Stellantis, but Japan has names like Bandai Namco, Sega Sammy Holdings and Square Enix, so Honda Nissan might be a possibility.
Hondasan for Japanese dad vibes
how’s that Plaza Accord working out for you?
RIP Honda
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