{"id":4087,"date":"2025-02-05T16:55:42","date_gmt":"2025-02-05T16:55:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/nissan-shares-plunge-on-report-of-merger-with-honda-turning-south\/"},"modified":"2025-02-05T16:55:42","modified_gmt":"2025-02-05T16:55:42","slug":"nissan-shares-plunge-on-report-of-merger-with-honda-turning-south","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/nissan-shares-plunge-on-report-of-merger-with-honda-turning-south\/","title":{"rendered":"Nissan shares plunge on report of merger with Honda turning south"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ItShrt World News -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"1882483372\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p>Japanese carmaker Nissan is backing out of merger talks with rival Honda. The merger was estimated to be worth <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/honda-nissan-announce-merger-plans\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">more than $50 billion<\/a><\/span>.<\/p>\n<p>In a sharp turn from a previous plan to integrate the struggling company under a new holding company, Honda proposed making Nissan its subsidiary, the Nikkei business daily and other local media reported Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Strong opposition&#8221; within Nissan to this proposal was behind its decision to withdraw from the talks, the Nikkei said. Tokyo-based private broadcaster TBS published a similar report.<\/p>\n<p>Discussions on setting up a holding company were launched in December but faltered as the two companies disagreed on the integration ratio and other conditions, the newspaper added.<\/p>\n<p>Nissan said in a statement it had not announced anything officially, but the two companies &#8220;are in the stage of advancing various discussions, including the contents of the report.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We plan to establish a direction and make an announcement around mid-February.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Nissan stock plunged 4.8% on the Tokyo Stock Exchange on Wednesday before the TSA suspended their trading, saying the media reports on the merger&#8217;s cancellation needed to be verified.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Honda shares closed 8.2% higher, having soared nearly 12% at one point.<\/p>\n<p>Nissan and Honda <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/honda-nissan-announce-merger-plans\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">agreed in December<\/a><\/span> to start talks on joining forces to create the world&#8217;s third-largest automaker \u2014 seen as a bid to catch up with Tesla and Chinese electric vehicle firms.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-video embed--type-content_video is-video embed--float-none embed--size-medium \"><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/video\/how-trumps-executive-order-will-impact-electric-vehicle-market\/\" class=\"embed__headline-link\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\"><\/p>\n<p>          <span class=\"embed__icon\"><br \/>\n            <svg viewbox=\"0 0 32 32\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><use xlink:href=\"#icon-video\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/p>\n<p>          <span class=\"embed__headline\">How Trump&#8217;s executive order will impact electric vehicle market<\/span><\/p>\n<p>          <span class=\"embed__video-duration\">04:31<\/span><\/p>\n<p>                      <\/a><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>Turbulent times for Nissan<\/h2>\n<p>Honda&#8217;s CEO insisted at the time it was not a bailout for Nissan, which last year announced thousands of job cuts after reporting a 93% plunge in first-half net profit.<\/p>\n<p>Business has been tough for foreign brands in China, where electric vehicle manufacturers such as BYD are leading the way as demand grows for less polluting vehicles.<\/p>\n<p>Nissan has weathered a turbulent decade, including the 2018 arrest of former boss Carlos Ghosn, who later jumped bail and <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/carlos-ghosn-calls-himself-a-fugitive-of-injustice\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">fled Japan concealed in a music equipment box<\/a><\/span>.<\/p>\n<p>China overtook Japan as the biggest vehicle exporter last year, helped by government support for EVs.<\/p>\n<p>Honda and Nissan are Japan&#8217;s No. 2 and 3 automakers after Toyota.<\/p>\n<p>They already agreed last year to explore a partnership on EV software and components among other technologies, an initiative joined by Mitsubishi Motors in August.<\/p>\n<p>But the smaller automaker&#8217;s chief said this week it would make a final decision on whether to join the Honda-Nissan merger talks in mid-February or later.<\/p>\n<p>In December, reports said Taiwanese electronics behemoth Foxconn had unsuccessfully approached Nissan to acquire a majority share.<\/p>\n<p>It then reportedly asked Renault to sell its 35 percent stake in Nissan &#8212; a pursuit that was put on hold before the merger talks were announced.<\/p>\n<p>Nissan has weathered a turbulent decade, including the 2018 arrest of former boss Carlos Ghosn, who later jumped bail and fled Japan concealed in a music equipment box.<\/p>\n<p>The company is also saddled with billions of dollars of debt that will reportedly mature over the next two years.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a9 2025 AFP<\/p>\n<p>    <!-- data-recirc-source=\"queryly\" --><\/p>\n<aside class=\"component list recirculation component--type-recirculation \"\/><!-- tags --><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ItShrt World News -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"1882483372\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/nissan-honda-merger-jeopardy\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Japanese carmaker Nissan is backing out of merger talks with rival Honda. 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