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Japanese automakers Honda and Nissan have announced plans to join forces and form the world’s third-largest automaker by sales as the industry undergoes dramatic changes in its transition away from fossil fuels.

  • NotMyOldRedditName@lemmy.worldEnglish
    461·
    3 days ago

    What this really is, is the first major OEM casualty from the EV transition.

    Nissan was in deep deep trouble. This merger is a lifeline, they needed it to survive.

      • Nindelofocho@lemmy.worldEnglish
        17·
        3 days ago

        If they expanded their lineup to be based on the Leaf EV instead of just leaving it a lil econobox and focusing on their god aweful CVT they may have had been a great early EV competitor. Instead, ownership just kept sucking and sucking the company dry

        • NotMyOldRedditName@lemmy.worldEnglish
          4·
          3 days ago

          Ya, they really fucked things up. They were so well positioned with their early start if they’d done things better and didn’t rest on it.

          • Nindelofocho@lemmy.worldEnglish
            9·
            3 days ago

            What sucks is that the leaf was a fairly sensible econobox and it was one of the most affordable EVs you could get. All they had to do was build on that!