Hon Hai's Approach Prods Honda-Nissan Talks
Tokyo, Dec. 19 (Jiji Press)--Japan's Honda Motor Co. and Nissan Motor Co. accelerated preparations for negotiations including on their possible business integration after Taiwan's Hon Hai Precision Industry Co. approached Nissan for a capital partnership this autumn, it has been learned.
Former Nissan official Jun Seki, now Hon Hai's chief strategy officer for electric vehicle business, was involved in this move by the Taiwanese company, informed sources said. Seki left the Japanese automaker after he battled Nissan President Makoto Uchida for the top post at the firm in 2019.
(2024/12/19-15:32)
To read a full story, please click here to find out how to subscribe.
BUSINESS
-
12/22 17:03 Honda, Nissan May Announce Start of Merger Talks on Monday -
12/20 10:00 Japan Snack Makers Try to Keep Long-Selling Products "Fresh" - 12/20 01:21 Toshiba Picking Up 1 Year after Going Private
- 12/19 23:01 Sony to Become Kadokawa's Top Owner
- 12/19 20:56 KKR Extends Tender Offer for Fuji Soft to Jan. 9
- 12/19 17:45 Nippon Steel to Join Iron Ore Mine Project in Canada
- 12/19 16:38 Amazon Japan to Enter "Furusato Nozei" Biz
- 12/19 15:32 Hon Hai's Approach Prods Honda-Nissan Talks
- 12/19 10:37 Subaru Mulls Expanding Capacity in Indiana
- 12/19 09:59 Tokimatsu Named Next President at Sapporo Holdings
- 12/18 23:20 Nippon Life Names Veep Asahi as New Pres.
- 12/18 22:50 (Update 3) Honda, Nissan, Mitsubishi Considering Merger
- 12/18 21:48 Mitsubishi Heavy Names Exec Ito as New Pres.
- 12/18 21:22 (Update 2) Chipmaker Kioxia Makes Solid Stock Market Debut
- 12/18 19:45 JR West to Start Automated Hokuriku Shinkansen Operations
- 12/18 17:38 (Update) Kioxia Makes Solid Stock Market Debut
- 12/18 12:09 (Update 2) Honda, Nissan in Talks to Merge
- 12/18 10:13 Kioxia Shares Fetch Debut Price of 1,440 Yen
- 12/18 09:35 (Update) Honda, Nissan in Talks to Merge
- 12/18 08:11 Honda, Nissan in Talks to Merge
- 12/18 01:22 Honda Unveils New Hybrid Vehicle Drive System
- 12/17 20:57 Nippon Life to Appoint Asahi as New Pres.
- 12/17 19:48 INTERVIEW: M'bishi Heavy Watching Trump Policy on Defense, Energy
- 12/17 10:57 SoftBank, Trump Announce 100-B.-Dollar U.S. Investment
- 12/16 21:06 (Update) Hitachi to Promote Veep Tokunaga to Pres. in April
- 12/16 16:56 Hitachi to Promote Veep Tokunaga to Pres. in April
