In April, Honda introduced the Ye series of electric vehicles, which was explicitly aimed at the Chinese market. While the company has faced criticism for being slow to develop and launch electric vehicles globally, it seems to respond quickly in China ...

The Detroit Three are facing an auto industry increasingly affected by the rise of China as demonstrated by the planned merger of Honda and Nissan.

Honda and Nissan expect big benefits from their potential merger to create the world's third-largest auto group but intense competition from China raises questions about whether they can make it work in time.

This year, for the first time ever, hybrid and electric vehicles accounted for more than half of all cars sold in China, the world's largest auto market. A potential partnership between Honda and ...

A Honda Motor Co. and Nissan Motor Co. combination could give the two struggling Japanese brands the scale to take on China’s BYD Co., sales figures released Wednesday show.

Nissan Motor (NSANY) and Honda Motor (HMC) have officially begun talks to merge by 2026 as Japan’s automakers seek an edge over tough Chinese rivals and Tesla (TSLA).

Two big Japanese automakers — one of which is among Central Ohio's largest employers — could begin merger negotiations as early as next week.

Analysts questioned the timing of the Honda-Nissan potential deal amid intense competition from Chinese rivals, reported the news agency Reuters.

After kicking off discussions on Monday, Honda and Nissan said they plan to provide more details on Mitsubishi’s involvement around the end of January 2025. The EV merger is expected to be official by August 2026.

While the pace of Chinese EV sales growth has eased from a post-pandemic frenzy, the forecasts suggest Beijing’s official target, set in 2020, for EVs to account for 50 per cent of car sales by 2035, will be achieved 10 years ahead of schedule.