Foxconn's interest in Nissan: 5 things to know

iPhone assembler would benefit from carmaker's sales channels and supply chains

If a deal goes through Foxconn will have to be careful in its handling of Nissan, considering the trouble it had after acquiring Japanese electronics maker Sharp in 2016. (Source photos by Reuters)

LAULY LI and CHENG TING-FANG, Nikkei Asia tech correspondents

December 20, 2024 14:10 JST

TAIPEI -- News that Nissan Motor and Honda Motor were moving toward a merger sent shockwaves through the auto industry this week.

Combining two of Japan's most famous carmakers under a single holding company would lead to the creation of the world's third-largest auto group, if plans to bring Mitsubishi Motors into the arrangement pan out.