Honda and Nissan are working on joint platforms
In Tokyo, Honda CEO Toshihiro Mibe and Nissan CEO Makoto Uchida agreed that Honda and Nissan will jointly research foundational technologies for next-generation software-defined vehicles (SDVs). Both companies also signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to deepen the framework of their strategic partnership in areas such as batteries, e-axles, energy services, and resource circulation in Japan, and to complement each other's model offerings. Uchida commented:
“Although Nissan and Honda have different corporate cultures, we have found that our employees share a common perception of the challenges we face during a time of rapid change in the automotive industry.”
According to Uchida, the two companies are “speaking with a spirit of mutual trust and respect.” The teams from Nissan and Honda are enthusiastic about the possibilities of this potential collaboration, whose benefits, according to Uchida, “are greater than expected.” They particularly plan a joint platform for a "software-defined vehicle," shared e-axles, and electromobility.
In the meantime, the Mitsubishi Motors Corporation under its CEO Takao Kato has also joined the alliance. By entering into a three-party cooperation framework that includes Honda, Mitsubishi Motors, and Nissan, according to Uchida, "we can create new values through the combination of respective strengths and thus further improve efficiency and synergies."
What does that mean?
While the Renault-Nissan alliance is currently having some difficulties in terms of synergies, much more is happening within Japan: There, they are allying with Honda and bringing Mitsubishi back more strongly on board, thus forming a strong three-party alliance against the world's largest automaker Toyota (where they are cooperating discreetly with Subaru). Mazda? Continues to go its own way... nonetheless, the wind is becoming harsher in Japan as well.
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