Honda and Nissan to start talks on potential mega-merger | Automotive industry
Honda and Nissan to start talks on potential mega-merger | Automotive industry
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Honda ve Nissan Japon otomobil üreticileri arasında olası bir birleşme üzerine görüşmelere başlayacak. İki şirketin, daha büyük elektrikli araç üreticilerinden gelen artan küresel rekabetle mücadeleye yardımcı olmak amacıyla görüşmelere başlayacakları Nikkei finans gazetesi tarafından bildirildi. Japonya’nın ikinci ve üçüncü büyük otomobil üreticileri olan şirketlerin 2023 yılında toplam 7,4 milyon araç satışı yapmalarına rağmen Çinli rakipler olan BYD ve Li Auto gibi şirketlerin yükselen satışlarıyla rekabet etmek zorunda kaldıkları belirtildi. Her iki şirket de son aylarda daha güçlü bağlar kurmuş ve Mart ayında elektrikli araç teknolojisi geliştirme konusunda işbirliği yapma kararı almışlardı. Herhangi bir anlaşma sektördeki en büyük anlaşma olabilir ve Fiat Chrysler ve PSA arasındaki 52 milyar dolarlık birleşmeden bu yana Stellantis’i yaratarak dünyanın en büyük otomobil gruplarından biri haline getirebilir. Avrupa’daki birçok büyük otomobil üreticisinin karlarının düşmesiyle birlikte yavaşlayan talep ve yoğun rekabetle mücadele etmekte olduğu, aynı zamanda benzin ve dizel üretiminden elektriğe geçişe yatırım yapmaktadır.
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Japanese carmakers Honda and Nissan will begin negotiations over a potential merger, according to reports.
The Nikkei financial newspaper said on Tuesday that the two Japanese companies would start talks to help combat the increased global competition from bigger electric vehicle makers.
The firms, which are the second- and third-largest car manufacturers in Japan, had combined vehicle sales of 7.4m vehicles in 2023 but are having to compete with soaring sales from Chinese rivals such as BYD and Li Auto.
Nissan shares soared more than 20% in early trade on Wednesday.
A Honda spokesperson said a potential merger was among the possibilities being discussed. “We are discussing possibilities for cooperation between Honda and Nissan in the future, in a wide range of fields and in various areas, and those possibilities include the latest reports, but there is nothing decided,” the spokesperson told AFP.
At the time, the Nissan chief executive, Makoto Uchida, said: “Emerging players are very aggressive and are making inroads at incredible speed. We cannot win the competition as long as we stick to conventional wisdom and a traditional approach.”
The Nikkei said the two carmakers were looking to operate under a single holding but the stakes each would hold in the new entity, along with other details, are to be decided later.
Mitsubishi Motors, where Nissan is the biggest shareholder with a 24% stake, is also likely to be brought under the holding company.
Any deal could be the biggest in the industry since the $52bn (£40.9bn) merger between Fiat Chrysler and PSA in 2021 to create Stellantis, one of the world’s largest auto groups with brands such as Jeep, Dodge, Maserati, Peugeot and Citroën.
It comes amid falling profits for a number of large automakers in Europe as they struggle with slower demand and intense competition, while also investing in the switch from petrol and diesel production to electric.
Nissan said in a statement: “The content of the report is not something that has been announced by either companies. As announced in March of this year, Honda and Nissan are exploring various possibilities for future collaboration, leveraging each other’s strengths. If there are any updates, we will inform our stakeholders at the appropriate time.”
Honda and Nissan to start talks on potential mega-merger | Automotive industry
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