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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Business
Jasper Jolly

Honda, Nissan and Mitsubishi confirm they are in merger talks

The bosses of Nissan, Honda and Mitsubishi hold a  press conference on their merger talks in Tokyo
The bosses of Nissan, Honda and Mitsubishi hold a press conference on their merger talks in Tokyo on Monday. Photograph: Kim Kyung-Hoon/Reuters

Honda, Nissan and Mitsubishi have confirmed they are in talks over a possible three-way merger as the Japanese companies struggle with falling sales and competition from Chinese brands.

The companies confirmed on Monday that Honda and Nissan had agreed to “start consideration towards a business integration through the establishment of a joint holding company”, and that Mitsubishi would also decide on joining by the end of January.

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