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[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 hours ago

Can't think of any modern mergers that didn't result in a worse situation than it started. Stellantis has been the biggest train wreck so far. Honda and Nissan don't deserve a bad future like this.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 5 hours ago

I hope Nissan doesn't drag Honda down with them. Modern Nissans are trash.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

And the new company shall be called Honda-san.

[–] Frozengyro 2 points 7 hours ago

Honda-kun ??

[–] postnataldrip 26 points 12 hours ago

I don't know how I feel about this, but tbh that is based on what they were, not what they are.

[–] David_Eight 16 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

I mean for Nissan it's either this, get bought out by the Chinese, or closer down. I think this is the best outcome of a bad situation.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 10 hours ago (2 children)

Nissan has a head start when it comes to electric cars, and Honda really missed the boat on that one, so hopefully some cool electric cars come out of this synergy.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 hour ago

Afaik Honda is using GM platforms for their new car?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 8 hours ago

I wouldn't say they have much of a head start. They did come out with the Leaf pretty early on but they didn't really capitalize on that and their design is quite dated by this point.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 11 hours ago* (last edited 11 hours ago) (2 children)

It's sad because the Frontier is a solid truck

[–] [email protected] 8 points 8 hours ago (1 children)

It should be when you've been building the exact same truck for 20 years straight.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 hours ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 hours ago

There's definitely some truth to that but it didn't seem to work out in Nissan's favor in the end.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 hours ago

Been my daily driver for the past 7 years. Well, not Frontier exactly but Navara which is the European equivalent with the main difference being the 2.5 litre turbo diesel engine.

[–] reddig33 1 points 11 hours ago

Dumb. Dumb. Dumb.