Honda nissan

Andyjess666 · Post by **Andyjess666** » Mon Dec 23, 2024 9:08 am

As you may of heard or seen honda an nissan are going to merge so you may get a honsan from now on is this the end as honda as we no it ? Does this affect older Hondas ? Plus does it affect the new prelude coming out next year ? It's a sad day when a car company loses it Identity an waters down now if I remember doesn't nissan have links with a french car maker oh well all in all doesn't look good

Post by **simonc** » Mon Dec 23, 2024 4:18 pm

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cwy3ljvv93lo
Looks like it's going to go ahead.

89 UKDM BA4 4WS (resto job!) · Post by **wurlycorner** » Wed Dec 25, 2024 8:38 pm

It won't affect the current planned new model ranges from Honda, no. Those are all so far advanced in development there's no way they could change them now.

It's a merger that does nothing at all good for Honda and makes no strategic sense - Honda and Nissan are direct competitors with pretty much identical ranges, not natural partners. Honda don't need or want it, but have been politically strong armed into it, to save Nissan who are in the jobby (and who have never liked the Renault part ownership).

To make it really work, they will need to share platforms and technology. Outside of batteries, that's not good for generating unique models that differentiate from each other, so I do worry for the long term.

nalla · Post by **nalla** » Thu Dec 26, 2024 2:21 pm

What about Honda/ Toyota merge as in this example.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/116428153002

Post by **Vtecmec** » Thu Dec 26, 2024 4:13 pm

I like that, also mapped at StreetRacers.

89 UKDM BA4 4WS (resto job!) · Post by **wurlycorner** » Fri Dec 27, 2024 12:02 am

I like that also.
Bet the Toyota owners must be frothing.