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Jacob Phillips

Honda and Nissan set to merge forming world's third largest automaker

Nissan and Honda are set to merge - (REUTERS)

Japanese carmakers Honda and Nissan have announced plans to work toward a merger, forming the world’s third-largest automaker by sales.

The two companies said they had signed a memorandum of understanding on Monday and that smaller Nissan alliance member Mitsubishi Motors also agreed to join the talks on integrating their businesses.

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