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Risen from the dead! Honda-Nissan merger reanimates with both still keen to join forces to fund future EV and next-gen tech

EV Central

Honda dumps GM, plans new family of affordable electric cars with Nissan Just last week both Honda and Nissan confirmed that talks between the two had collapsed. That involves the axing of more than 9000 jobs and the closure of plants and the reduction of global production by 20 per cent. Nissan Max-Out EV concept.

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EV fightback! Can the 2026 Honda-Nissan-Mitsubishi merger finally get Japan competitive against Tesla and the Chinese?

EV Central

The biggest shake-up in the global car industry since Fiat Chrysler Automobiles merged with PSA in 2021 will be even more seismic if Mitsubishi Motors also decides to join the new car-making Group. Nissan had already responded before the merger talks, announcing it would cull 9000 jobs and slash global production by 20 per cent.

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The War in Ukraine Disrupts Trade in Both Food and Fuel

Cars That Think

Any attempt to reduce imports of its foodstuffs would impose higher prices on precisely those nations that can least afford them. This is because Russia has changed from a proverbial agricultural basket case to a food basket. share in 2020, by contrast, was about 9 percent.

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Honda-Nissan merger: What it could mean for the global carmakers and the industry

Baua Electric

Nissan said last month that it was slashing 9,000 jobs, or about 6% of its global work force, and reducing global production capacity by 20% after reporting a quarterly loss of 9.3 He eventually was released on bail and fled to Lebanon. .” Also Read : Considering 2024 Honda Amaze? billion yen ($61 million).

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