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Can Your Car Be Your Friend?

Honda believes you want to talk to your car. The Japanese automaker this week shared new details about its 0 Series, its latest foray into electric vehicles. Two EVs, the 0 Saloon and the 0 SUV, will debut in 2026, with rounded, offbeat styling that whispers the future. The electric element is just a bit […]

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Why Honda is merging with Nissan: factories, SUVs, and China

Honda’s potential merger with Nissan would represent one of the largest shake-ups to the industry since the creation of Stellantis in 2021. But there are huge risks involved, too. On Tuesday in Las Vegas, during a roundtable discussion with select media, Honda executives offered some more insight into the merger, including how combining resources and […]

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The Honda Zero EVs look even more compelling up close

Honda released one of the more interesting concepts at last year’s CES with two Honda Zero prototypes: the Saloon and the Space-Hub. It promised to come back in a year with something a little closer to production. But rather than temper those space-age design elements, Honda leaned into them. Way in. The Honda 0 Saloon […]

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Honda and Nissan plan to merge in 2026

In 2019, then-head of the alliance Carlos Ghosn was arrested by Japanese police on charges of financial misconduct. After three months under house arrest, Ghosn fled the country and Japan’s criminal justice system, which rarely returns a not guilty verdict. What about Renault, Mitsubishi? Last year, Nissan agreed to invest $663 million into Renault’s EV […]

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Nissan Honda merger, Singapore CPI in focus

Couple looks at light-emitting diode illuminations ahead of Christmas in Tokyo, Japan Kiyoshi Ota | Bloomberg | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets were set to start the holiday-shortened Christmas week on a positive note, after a U.S. government shutdown was averted over the weekend. On Monday, investors will be looking out for any official announcement related […]

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Honda Nissan merger talks Nikkei reports

Makoto Uchida (L), president and CEO of Japanese auto maker Nissan, shakes hands with Toshihiro Mibe (R), director, president and representative executive officer of auto maker Honda, following a press conference in Tokyo on August 1, 2024. Richard A. Brooks | Afp | Getty Images Nissan Motor shares surged Wednesday following a media report that […]