AutomobilesMitsubishi Motors to join Honda-Nissan alliance
Japanese auto market consolidates into 'big two' of tie-up versus Toyota
Honda, Japan's second-largest automaker, No. 3 Nissan and Mitsubishi will ally to compete with other giants.
SHOYA OKINAGA and SHUHEI OCHIAI, Nikkei staff writers
TOKYO -- Mitsubishi Motors will join the Honda-Nissan alliance, Nikkei has learned. The tie-up, whose members sell more than 8 million vehicles worldwide, will consolidate the domestic market into two forces: the Toyota Motor group and the Honda-Nissan-Mitsubishi alliance.