Japan's Honda and Nissan to reportedly begin merger talks (opens in new tab)

Japan sees these things very differently. If anything, the only reason something like this would happen is because behind the scenes Japanese administrators are orchestrating a shotgun wedding.

Why? There’s quite a lot of automakers and neither of these two are in dominant positions, one is even flirting with bankruptcy.

Disagree. I think they feel that the new leadership in the US will let them play ball.

Honda is at its core an engine company, so the likely transition to EV has been a looming problem. I wonder if a carbon neutral synthetic fuel would help keep them in the running (since liquid fuel still has a better energy density than batteries and perform better in extreme temperatures).

I do wish Honda was merging with an EV company. Or maybe a company like Mazda that makes good reliable cars. Nissan has been in dire straights since Renault...

I am concerned that Nissan will destroy the culture of engineering excellence.