The thing that Zhou Chu was still refuting rumors has now come true.
Everyone knows about the alliance between Nissan and Mitsubishi and the alliance between Honda and Nissan. Just recently, the three automakers formally signed a memorandum of understanding and discussed cooperation in areas such as electric vehicles and software.
According to the CEO of Mitsubishi Motors, today's automotive industry is changing rapidly, and collaboration is crucial. We will collaborate on innovations in areas such as electrification and intelligence, and through the cooperation of the three companies, we can also discover new possibilities in various fields.
At the same time, Honda and Nissan released a message saying that the two sides are actively working on software development. The two companies will focus their investments on software, collaborate on autonomous driving and artificial intelligence, and jointly develop new batteries and electric axles.
It is worth mentioning that in this alliance, Nissan and Honda agreed to share models, including fuel vehicles and electric vehicles, both car companies, and Nissan, which has just joined, has not yet expressed its position on this sharing plan.
In addition, some analysts believe that the main purpose of the establishment of the alliance is actually to deal with Chinese automobiles. Because joining forces to accelerate development can form competitive advantages and economies of scale faster than a single car company alone, the alliance of these three Japan car companies is one of the models for Japanese cars to jointly resist Chinese car companies.
It is worth noting that this is not the first time that Japan car companies have conducted such alliances. Toyota, Mazda and Subaru have been working together in the past few months, but their areas of cooperation are mainly focused on gasoline vehicles. For example, Toyota is working on several inline four-cylinder engines, Mazda is working on an extended-range version, and Subaru is still clinging to its boxer-opposed engine.
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