Honda and Nissan weigh US tie-up as Trump tariffs spur rapprochement

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Workers on the job at a Honda Motor assembly plant in the U.S. state of Indiana. (Photo by Azusa Kawakami)

SHOYA OKINAGA, ITSUKI MIYAKE and SOTA TANAKA

TOKYO -- Honda Motor is considering a business collaboration with Nissan Motor, four months after the collapse of their merger plans, as U.S. tariffs cloud the prospects of both Japanese automakers.

At Honda's annual shareholders meeting Thursday, President Toshihiro Mibe was asked whether the company would consider a merger with Nissan again.

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