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FILE PHOTO: Makoto Uchida, president and CEO of Nissan Motor, and Toshihiro Mibe, Honda Motor president and CEO, attend their joint press conference in Tokyo, Japan March 15, 2024. Mandatory credit Kyodo via REUTERS/File Photo
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Japan’s Honda and Nissan to begin merger talks, Nikkei reports

Honda and Nissan are set to negotiate a merger, aiming to combine resources to compete against larger EV manufacturers globally.

FILE PHOTO: Makoto Uchida, President and CEO of Nissan, speaks during a press conference by Renault Group, Nissan Motor Co., Ltd and Mitsubishi Corporation in Boulogne-Billancourt, near Paris, France, December 6, 2023. REUTERS/Stephanie Lecocq/File Photo
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Nissan boss Uchida races to save the automaker – and his job

Uchida faces questions about the decline of a company that five years ago had the world's top EV model.

FILE PHOTO: Visitors look at the Honda Ye GT electric vehicle displayed at the Beijing International Automotive Exhibition, or Auto China 2024, in Beijing, China, April 25, 2024. REUTERS/Tingshu Wang/File Photo
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Honda hopes to double EV driving range with solid-state batteries, R&D chief says

Solid-state batteries have been touted as a key technology to make longer-lasting, safer and cheaper electric vehicles.

A general view of the renovated Panasonic Energy factory in the city of Kinokawa, Wakayama prefecture, Japan, September 9, 2024. REUTERS/ Daniel Leussink
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Tesla-supplier Panasonic Energy prepares for high-capacity EV battery production

Renovated Japanese factory will produce Panasonic 4680 cells, with five times the capacity of previous batteries to boost EV range.

FILE PHOTO: The logo of Nissan is seen on a car ahead of a news conference at Nissan's Sunderland plant in Sunderland, Britain, July 1, 2021. REUTERS/Phil Noble/File Photo
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Nissan cuts output at top Japanese plant, sources say

Nissan cut planned production by a third at its top Japanese plant this month, hit by slow EV demand and lack of hybrid...

FILE PHOTO: A Honda car stands on the day Honda announces plans to build electric vehicles and their parts in Ontario with financial support from the Canadian and provincial governments, at their automotive assembly plant in Alliston, Ontario, Canada, April 25, 2024.  REUTERS/Carlos Osorio/File Photo
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Honda to set up US$11 billion EV production base in Ontario

Honda's Ontario base will produce everything from materials to batteries to finished vehicles in a bid to meet growing demand for EVs in...

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