Perusahaan otomotif, Honda Motor dan Nissan Motor dikabarkan berniat menggabungkan usaha alias merger. Hal ini dilakukan agar perusahaan semakin kompetitif dalam persaingan mobil listrik (electric vehicle/EV).
Dikutip dari Forbes, Rabu (18/12/2024), kedua belah pihak tengah memulai pembicaraan merger. Negosiasi tersebut juga memasukkan Mitsubishi Motors bila kesepakatan tercapai mengingat Nissan merupakan pemegang saham terbesar Mitsubishi dengan porsi 24 persen.
Dikutip dari Forbes, Rabu (18/12/2024), kedua belah pihak tengah memulai pembicaraan merger. Negosiasi tersebut juga memasukkan Mitsubishi Motors bila kesepakatan tercapai mengingat Nissan merupakan pemegang saham terbesar Mitsubishi dengan porsi 24 persen.
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00:00Thank you for joining us again, Mr. Meersa, and facing the competition of the electric car industry.
00:10Two of Japan's largest car manufacturers, Honda and Nissan, have reported that they are discussing the potential of Merger.
00:17Yes, this step is reported to be a response to the increasingly tight competition in the global automotive industry,
00:23especially in the development of electric vehicles and autonomous technology.
00:30In an official statement given to the media, both Honda and Nissan are not explicitly opposing this Merger discussion.
00:38The company stated that since March 2024, they have been exploring various options for the merger,
00:44including the possibility of a merger with Honda.
00:48The company said that the merger will be held in the next two years.
00:52The company said that the merger will be held in the next two years.
00:56The company said that since March 2024, they have been exploring various possibilities for strategic collaboration to take advantage of each other's strengths.
01:04The analyst said that the merger between Honda and Nissan is not just a solution to a short-term challenge,
01:09but more as a preparation strategy for the future of the automotive industry.
01:14The era of electrification and autonomous technology requires a lot of investment,
01:18and collaboration between automotive manufacturers is a reasonable step.
01:22This kind of collaboration aims to increase cost efficiency,
01:26accelerate product development, and maximize production scale.
01:30This merger can be done by establishing a holding company that competes with Honda, Nissan, and even Mitsubishi Motors.
01:36Nissan currently has 24% stake in Mitsubishi Motors,
01:40and the three companies have been cooperating in the development of electric vehicles since August 2024.
01:45If this merger is realized, the merger of these three companies is estimated to reach 8 million units per year.
01:51Making it the third largest car manufacturer in the world, under Toyota and Volkswagen.
01:57Various sources of IDX News