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.

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    1 month ago

    Nissan’s failures: Trash CVT, Toyota prices, failed to expand their e-Power (series) Hybrid, missed the small pick-up truck in the USA, ignored the sub $20k EV and they allowed shitty Tesla to grab the EV market. It means Mitsubishi will end up with Honda and Nissan.

    No word from Renault?

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      1 month ago

      I thought the $20k EV segment was just impossible because just the battery alone costs $15k

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        1 month ago

        The new Hyundai Inster starts at 22 290 euros in Slovakia( and cars here are more expensive than the US), it is very much possible for car companies that have actual scale and don’t waste resources on developing cybertrucks