Honda Nissan Partnership: Driving Towards Safer, Greener Mobility

Both Japanese brands have been rivals in the automotive industry for decades, with Nissan being founded in 1933, and Honda in 1948. This partnership marks the first time both brands will be working together.

Also, both the Japanese automakers share a concern for environmental sustainability and safer driving. Honda and Nissan are working together on a detailed study to aim for zero traffic accidents and carbon neutrality.

This partnership aims at leading to charge in sustainable growth by covering everything from sharing automotive software platforms to core components for EVs and more.

In today’s automotive industry, strategic partnerships like this are key driving factors to innovation and addressing complex challenges. By joining forces, Honda and Nissan can share their resources and expertise, leading to new opportunities. Not only this, it can also create value for stakeholders, and make a lasting impact on the automotive industry.

The President and CEO of Nissan, Makoto Uchida, said, “It is important to prepare for the increasing pace of transformation in mobility in the mid-to-long-term, and it is significant that we have reached this agreement based on a mutual understanding that Honda and Nissan face common challenges.”

Honda Director, President, and Representative Executive Officer, Toshihiro Mibe, said, “In this period of once-in-a-century transformation in the automotive industry, we will examine the potential for partnership between Nissan and Honda.”