HONG KONG -- The official announcement of merger talks between Honda Motor and Nissan Motor on Monday shows how vehicle electrification is pushing established industry leaders into a corner.
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Employees work on a production line at a Dongfeng Honda factory in Wuhan, China, in 2020. © Reuters
HONG KONG -- The official announcement of merger talks between Honda Motor and Nissan Motor on Monday shows how vehicle electrification is pushing established industry leaders into a corner.