Nissan Withdraws From Honda Merger! BREAKING NEWS!

The Nissan Withdraws From Honda Merger - its OVER! Nissan has decided to withdraw from its memorandum of understanding with Honda on pursuing a merger under a holding company, according to Japan’s Nikkei (NI-KI) business daily. Nissan will call off merger talks with rival Honda, the Nikkei newspaper said, abandoning a tie-up that would have created the world's No.3 automaker and raising questions about how it will drive a turnaround by itself. I'll tell you what this all means.
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[@tacomafan5186]

Honda just dodged a bullet!

[@cardo1111]

Indeed.

[@sherrilowe9316]

Honda was just complying with the Japanese governments request to intervene with Nissan's downfall. Honda had no intent on throwing away Billions of dollar's to bailout a crashing competitor. Honda was forced to help Isuzu in the 90's with the Passport failure. Lived and learned = never do it again.

[@jetfan6129]

My 3 Honda's approve of this.

[@stevemidgley1503]

Nissan are so crap they are even worse than the stellantis garbage products.

[@spyder000069]

@@tacomafan5186 Honda almost had a real truck.

[@TheBandit7613]

It's really easy. Make cars people want to buy. Get rid of that crappy CVT. Make exciting cars again.

[@francoisgirard2306]

They can’t because of CAFE…

[@cantwealljustgetalong2]

@TheBandit7613 they make tons of cars people want to buy. i see nissans and infinitis all over. and stop with the cvt lies, has nothing to do with that theyve been using cvts since 2004

[@TheBandit7613]

@cantwealljustgetalong2 read the complaints. Cvts have just about ruined Nissan's reputation

[@belltolls1984]

Exactly, but I really don't believe they are capable of making exciting cars again; Case in point look at the "New" Z.

[@videomaniac108]

Nissan can start by making a good affordable performance halo car again, the Z car. Take a good driver's car, the 370Z, and just modernize and refine the car as a purpose-built performance driver's car that's affordable. As far as the rest of its lineup, go back to the Infinity design concept with a focus on quality, reliability and style.

[@rickreid81]

It would also help if the CVT was axed

[@cantwealljustgetalong2]

@@rickreid81 nah the cvt is a good transmission

[@dextercube1822]

@@rickreid81 Honda also has CVT

[@gromiko1350]

Yes sir.

[@catc1238]

Honda wins on this one

[@prevost8686]

Honda is no better. I’ve worked on them for 30 years and their quality has gone to sh*t.

[@hollowaang5284]

@@prevost8686 True. Their quality went south after the 9th Gen Civic era.

[@Clubloosedriftguy]

RIP NISSAN

[@frankpettinato2324]

🎯👏💯

[@cantwealljustgetalong2]

yòu wish. nissan isnt going anywhere

[@steven4315]

@@cantwealljustgetalong2 Nissan has a lot of debt that must be refinanced this year. It also has a bad credit rating. Nissan needs a sugar daddy.

[@jackanderson2773]

@@cantwealljustgetalong2 Junk jatco transmissions better forgotten .

[@whois3581]

@@steven4315 Toyota has had the most debt out of any company in the entire world in 2021, and still one of the top debt holders of any company. Does Toyota also need a sugar daddy? The world also isn't just America. Nissan does pretty well in plenty of other countries and even outsells Honda in some like Latin American.

[@nathanmeyer3855]

Nissan was once of the most made in USA trucks you could buy. The EPA dismantling will help Nissan.

[@S2NAZ]

I believe you’re correct 👍🏻

[@MarkTurner-vs7uc]

Your are right about that

[@hammer-r]

Yea who needs clean air and water.

[@S2NAZ]

@ 😂

[@fredarmentrout]

Honda was not going to let you destroy them also.

[@jayteesgear]

Was denied a loan by Nissan so I went and grabbed a Honda. I knew right there Nissan was a mess.

[@hphillips7425]

Surprised VW is number 2 in sales as bad as their quality is

[@larryhouse3776]

Ive had 3 VWs back to back. Currently a 2024 Tiguan. Had a Jetta and Golf R aswell. All 3 have been bullet proof.

[@magnetocheck]

Think of this as a "Sell" order if you own Nissan Stock.

[@CarCoachReports]

Yup

[@cantwealljustgetalong2]

yeah right. nissan isnt going anywhere, dont believe the internet hype

[@jackanderson2773]

@@cantwealljustgetalong2 Great you own one but that doesn't change the writing on the wall .

[@S2NAZ]

The Japanese are pretty resilient and proud about their brands and I would bet they’ll be an outside investor ready to pick it up and help them rebuild the product. The name in itself has great value.

[@musk-eteer9898]

@@cantwealljustgetalong2 sorry for your lost

[@donaldwilson2620]

Good news for Honda because I was afraid that Nissan would drag Honda down.

[@ryanpatterson9526]

When you have no leverage in a negotiation, you don't get to dictate the terms...

[@aloysiusbelisarius9992]

Indeed...and it's by no means a new discovery. Back in '54, this very same scenario panned out between Hudson and Nash; and A.E. Barit, then-president of Hudson, learned he was in no position to dictate terms.

[@seemoretoys5944]

Good! As A retired Honda guy this makes me happy!

[@cantwealljustgetalong2]

@seemoretoys5944 as a nissan fan this makes me happy too. i was worried honda would force nissan to have oil dilution turbo 4 cylinders and blown up V6s

[@seemoretoys5944]

@@cantwealljustgetalong2 What a guy you are... Have fun.

[@timkis64]

honda has its own quality problems to deal with.why would they want a company that lately seems to specialize in filling scrap yards with 5 year old vehicles.

[@TheGuruStud]

Honda was merging with GM, Ford and stellantis?

[@jeromep3182]

At this point maybe Nissan just needs to go Out of business like Oldsmobile,

[@JohnnyMason-f3k]

@@jeromep3182 Not a good idea. Nissan has its fans that will not buy anything else but a Nissan. You just can't alienate them. That's bad business.

[@TheGuruStud]

GM bought Oldsmobile and all the other brands and put their garbage in them 😂

[@jeromep3182]

@ willam crappo Durant did that in 1909 yes I know that and GM back in the day wasn’t all bad they did have some great hits just like a lot of manufacturers

[@Anime-k6x7o]

Hope Nissan turns around. They would be ok if they fix having bad transmissions problem.

[@TheBandit7613]

Not really. They're making dull vehicles no one wants. The rogue? Yawn. Nissan used to make exciting cars that people wanted.

[@ivermec-tin666]

@@TheBandit7613 Most people have next to no interest in their car being "exciting". They want a particular set of characteristics suited to their needs, real and perceived; and this varies by demographic. Racing and Sport cars are a line that Nissan terminated under Renault. That was a long time ago. Reliability is a far, far greater concern for buyers than "excitement"; outside of the luxury price category. Nissan's are in the main, neither dull, nor exciting in their designs.

[@basbass429]

That is excellent news for Honda!! ! ! !

[@johnhawkins3507]

It doesn't hurt Nissan. It hurts Nissan shareholders. Nissan will emerge debt free once they file for bankruptcy.

[@gundamzerostrike]

Nissan shareholders will get that sweet taxpayer money as well. No big coporation is an actual real company that makes their own money in an honest way, they all survive on government money (including all the tech they use. They all come from government funded science. Capitalism doesn't make shit, really).

[@Shakerhood69]

The Stakeholders will be fine, the regular Joe Shareholders will get screwed.

[@WowRixter]

Nissan is going to fail

[@stevenwatson4526]

nissans going out of business because of their pride.

[@isiseshisewebhu]

Obstinacy

[@bobdavis3357]

That's best for Honda. Nissan must be negotiating with another buyer, like Geely.

[@CarCoachReports]

Or Foxxcon

[@crosslink1493]

@@CarCoachReports True, that was rumored a few months ago. I wonder if its for Foxconn to build cars Nissan designs (like Foxconn does with cellphones and other electronics) or will they have a deeper merge and start producing more software-integrated/controlled vehicles with Nissan. If that's the case it'll drive me and others who like to feel "in control" while driving (mechanical steering, pedals, suspension, etc) away from Nissan products.

[@bobdavis3357]

​@@CarCoachReports Forgot about them.

[@m802001]

I would consider Nissan if they would put a real transmission in them.

[@spyder000069]

Nissan frontier and pathfinder do and are reliable.

[@andrewSUN17]

GTR and Z.

[@faheemabbas3965]

New Murano has one.

[@bash8387]

@@spyder000069 they keep putting frontier quality at the bottom of th3 list , it’s sad cause I got a 20 year old Nissan with over 300 k miles

[@oligarchy-usa]

Nissan, like a lot of other tone-deaf, poorly-managed companies probably deserves to go out of business.

[@mikem.8487]

Now I regret buying a new Nissan.

[@mr.breugelmans]

You regret more after the cvt exploded

[@bikerz3857]

Should've got a Toyota.

[@mikem.8487]

@bikerz3857 your rite

[@KiloWattRC]

@mikem.8487 U will be fine just take care of your vehicle. Most nissan owners trash their vehicles

[@mikem.8487]

@KiloWattRC it's a Versa S , I have the dealer service it and I drive it very gentle.

[@Aluze]

Even their mergers fall apart

[@20gravedigger11]

Best cars news of the week. Nissan would have brought Honda down.

[@ronniebaughman1666]

Nissan needs to go back where they started simple design with manual transmission that gives less trouble and better fuel efficiency!

[@Tigerex966]

Honda was too bossy and pushing better quality cvt control

[@miketothesupra]

only toyota is on top with aisin transmissions

[@HB-yq8gy]

I got burnt once with Nissan CVT never again

[@jeromep3182]

At this point maybe Nissan just needs to go Out of business like Oldsmobile, and Saturn, it’s like they don’t have any direction at all.

[@jimsmalleimb7709]

Nissan needs to get rid of their awful CVTs and lose the Renault influence and maybe their cars won't be such crap. The french could never build good cars anyway.

[@vtubeexplorer]

Great report!

[@jeffreybischoff6772]

Hopefully this is best for Honda.

[@aloysiusbelisarius9992]

Here's a suggestion. How about ditching CVTs in favor of PGTs...?

[@arthouston7361]

Honda was wise.

[@mikewallace8087]

The EPA forced Nissan into a CV transmission , which was a bad design . Nissan engines were okay in the 2000's .

[@zythr9999]

lol

[@cantwealljustgetalong2]

nissans were always good, and are still good. the problem is mismanagement, not the vehicles

[@ConcoursOne]

Lose the CVT transmission and most all reliability issues go away

[@cantwealljustgetalong2]

@ConcoursOne where is the evidence that the cvt transmission is so bad? its been in almost all their vehicles since 2005, and its still being installed in some new vehicles. i see many nissan vehicles with cvt transmissions that are 10 and 15 years old driving around

[@ivermec-tin666]

The problem with Nissan CVT's is that Nissan USA refuses to get real about the maintenance schedule that Nissan Japan calls out in Japan. If you treat a CVT as if it requires zero service for it's life; then you will be replacing it several times before the engine wears out. Clearly, this is a Management problem. Nissan USA is managed by idiots who think that they can drive down the "total cost of ownership" of their vehicles by monkeying with the service and maintenance schedules. They can, but only on paper! This is what happens when a car company is run by Marketing people who have no automotive or engineering background. Nissan Japan is fine. Nissan USA is fubar.

[@donhebel1011]

Info is solid and timely... Thanks to you!

[@DocZoidberg549]

Why would Honda want to merge with Nissan? Nissan makes terrible vehicles.

[@high-techredneck2300]

Um honda does make product in Canada and have a large expansion underway there

[@michaelfoulkes9502]

And Toyota does also have factories in Canada.

[@elinicfurniture6860]

…maybe Nissan should beg Carlos Ghosh to come back and save the company from bankruptcy, just like he has done in 1999.

[@andrewSUN17]

Exactly. Their pride has destroyed them along with the corrupt govt prosecutors. Like mafia.

[@dabrownguy7356]

To me, I have a simple solution for Nissan, ditch the Jatco CVT, build pathfinders, rogues and other suv models with Aisin transmissions, just like Mazda, work out a deal where you can buy hybrid drive trains from Toyota and put them in new models. Then price them lower.

[@parkependleton6453]

Good news! It would have been a shame for Honda to have been ruined by a merger with the foundering Nissan.

[@jodypoelzer3046]

It's obvious that the only reason all the car companies are struggling is because of EVs! Prices are high on ICE cars to compensate for expensive EVs and the lack of sales of those cars, Why don't companies see this and stop EV production?

[@CarlGerhardt1]

Nissan needs to get completely unhitched from awful Renault!

[@zm321]

and go back to being Japanese in every way!

[@spookerr]

Blame "EPA, CAFE, CARB" Scams.

[@gregatkinson7276]

Nissan has been going south for a long time now with no end in sight. It is good that Honda is not going to be part of that disaster. The fact that Honda was even considering the merger is concerning though.......

[@bradenriley9066]

Government Motors should buy them. GMs super good at running other car manufacturers.

[@KTJohnsonkidThunder]

@@bradenriley9066 Or STALE-lantis

[@MarkTurner-vs7uc]

Good news for honda.

[@howebrad4601]

Apparently Nissan doesn’t realize how deep it’s problems are.

[@davidsecord6412]

I think that this is great for Honda. Honda makes a great vehicle. Nissan makes a crappy car (especially its transmissions.) I'm also hoping that Honda breaks off the mistake of talking to Mitsubishi, which also makes a crappy vehicle (both their engines and their transmissions.) I don't understand why they initiated these talks to begin with.

[@utoob7361]

Nissan has only one decent product left - the old-school trucks are actually pretty good. Honda could actually use those, but they should wait for Nissan to fail, and then just buy the designs and the factories cheap.

[@thumperjdm]

Honda didn't need this merger. Nissan did.

[@JohnD6280]

I was hoping to buy a 2026 NissOnda!!!

[@scandinavianflickgd7331]

Hondas quality would have plummeted merging with Nissan. Honda dodged a huge bullet on this one.

[@ctclardy]

Well, this surely increases interest in Nissan's survivability dynamics. It will be interesting to see what happens to Nissan. Personally, I would stay away from their autos until all this plays out over the next year or so. Nissan's reliability and dependability scores are already close to the bottom in the auto industry.

[@Tigerex966]

They should buy Honda cvts.

[@martyi398]

No they should go back to a traditional torque convertor transmission, like the use on the Toyota Rav-4, Mazda CX-5, Honda Pilot Etc.

[@Tigerex966]

@martyi398 I know but Honda cvts are the next best thing

[@ChrisSalinas-v5k]

That Z is fire in that yellow gren

[@andrewh2u]

Nissan will be 'arranging' the arrest of Honda executives if the merger does go through.

[@soothsayer5743]

This is embarrassing. Where are the sustainable savings? Same parts? Less engineering staff? Cheaper dealer ships? Ultimately u want to produce cars people want? For every expense made u need to recover it through sales. Utopia: less expenses, more sales.

[@Dryloch]

Nissan has as much chance of a turnaround as Kamala.

[@Gooddog1]

Nissan is in freefall and is not capable of innovating or producing any good vehicles. They must rely on French and Mitsubishi investments and still aren't able to make a decent car. Their latest Z is a disappointment, so I think it's safe to say this is the end of the Nissan legacy.

[@burgos227]

Restructuring is necessary in today’s economy

[@frankblangeard8865]

For me the video began with an ad for Honda!

[@cantwealljustgetalong2]

this is great news, honda has completely turned themselves into a company i havent been interested in buying a car from in the past few years. and they would have absolutely done the same to nissan, neutering all their engines like they did to honda. i am now looking forward to nissans upcoming vehicles again

[@danasmith858]

When were Nissans ever vehicles?

[@cantwealljustgetalong2]

@danasmith858 since im not sure, early 1900s i guess. thats a question for wikipedia!

[@andrewSUN17]

Exactly!

[@burgos227]

Nissan ain’t going anywhere.. 😂

[@NolanWayne-h9n]

O no we've been "saved" from the possibility of a Honda V8 engine in an all wheel drive Honda civic.

[@TravelwithMort]

Thank you for all you hard work with creating and editing these videos. I find them so very helpful. Regarding the automobile industry specifically Volkswagen I would love to know your opinion on China taking over the German plants that are not doing very well. I am so sick to death of China. I love my Audi's and so help me if they end up in China.

[@Loveinlife1980]

Nissan made the smart move here

[@williamdebene2394]

The cvt thing has been fixed since 2019, the new big problem is the 3 cylinder v.c. turbo, enhanced flooded battery failures and safety feature issue that are too costly to fix outside of warranty.

[@nicholasbrowning4558]

Honda would hurt their reputation by merging with such an unreliable car company and their lousy cvt transmission that they deny has a problem

[@JohnD6280]

or a HoNissan? NissaNda maybe?

[@TrailBlazerSS502]

Good. That pseudo “merger” would’ve confused all of us.

[@jeromep3182]

If I was running Nissan I would replace the CVT immediately with regular transmission and manual options. Then refresh the current popular models. From there capitalize on less restriction. Then I would begin to Build brand excitement. I would Divide Nissan into 2 parts Nissan future and Datsun Heritage. The heritage goes through Nissans History and plays their greatest HITS!. Retro styling all heritage models, strip down the tech reinvest in build quality. and driving dynamics just basic equipment well built. For marketing I would do retro commercials

[@JohnnyMason-f3k]

Manual transmissions are a dying breed. Most people don't want them. Especially here in America.

[@joelchaplaincare621]

Totally Agree. I would buy a basic Datsun. With a manual gearbox. Current CVT has to go. I won’t go near a Nissan.

[@johnnysmile01]

limiting Nissan to being just a subsidiary I would also drop out, Nissan needs someone who knows how to plan their cars and their markets well and not sell cars to renting companies among others at a low price, I don't know who came up with this stupid decision of such an option but that in no way helps the brand, in addition Nissan needs to drop out of the alliance with Renault, the only way out here would be a merger with Mitsubishi which Nissan already has shares in.

[@johnrapp1116]

Nissan is a publicly traded company, right? Where are the shareholders on these major decisions to enter/exit something so existential to the company here?

[@RandomGeneratorOutOfPlace]

Good for Honda, Rest in pieces Nissan. I'll dream forever about a GT-R.

[@MarkTurner-vs7uc]

So sad to see them fail,the made fantastic cars in the 70s,80s and 90s. The 280z ,then the 300 were astonishingly reliable. Some of the best cars ever made. The 90s hardbody trucks were about $ 13.000 and always went over 200.000 miles with little or no trouble.

[@ngarci8040]

Watch Nissan go with Mitsubishi…!!! lOl

[@andrewSUN17]

GOOD! That would be death for Nissan. Nissan has to get back to the Ghosn glory days, regardless of their bitterness and all the BS against him. He brought the best vehicles to Nissan and business was great. Now they have to find their way back. Honda has had their heads up their own butts for a long time too and are way to over stretched making anything from boats to generators, to planes and everything else. The cars look wonky. Ok the engines will last but so what? Prices are getting to be a joke as well, for what you get. Yeah, the cult of Honda will be angry if you look at things honestly, but, it's about time to call it like it is for ALL these manufacturers, resting on old laurels and producing wonky sht.

[@michaelafsa4591]

Nissan makes real pickup trucks Honda doesn't, If it was an equal merger Honda would benefit using their trucks and Nissan could benefit in reliablility, Honda is using Crapy CVT transmissions also to improve fuel economy.

[@fredmoss4540]

We didn't want a Frontier pickup truck. We wanted a Ridgeline that drives better on road.

[@michaelfoulkes9502]

Honda makes a great CVT.

[@larryhouse3776]

Tried to buy a super basic nissan a few years back. New but had cash ready to go. A sentra i believe. The dealership didnt have what I wanted. They instantly started trying to upsell me into other things, including their new Nissan Z. It was nuts! I wanted a super cheap economy manual transmission. And they try to put me in a Z. Nissan is so weird

[@johnnyd4200]

Thank the Lord. Honda for life!

[@steven19767]

Never owned a nissan or infiniti and i never will

[@ambrechambers7094]

Good for Honda! Honda has its own issues! But Nissan has become a unreliable joke!

[@anthonysoto229]

Nissan is donezo. Honda was the last chance

[@jonathana2079]

The bell will toll for Nissan at some point. Probably the same for Chrysler, Dodge , and Jeep.

[@OttoTetrazzini]

Every single Toyota Tacoma is built in Mexico.

[@markdanielczyk944]

Nissan would have been a boat anchor for Honda!

[@jogmas12]

Nissan once made good cars. I should know, my 86’ d21 pickup is still on the road

[@william1861-x9l]

Nissan can look elsewhere for horsepower, cause you ain’t gonna find it with Honda.

[@timgurr1876]

This may likely cause consumers to avoid purchasing from Nissan which will doom Nissan. Pride goeth before the fall.

[@howebrad4601]

The problem is the cvt, just THAT jatco cvt.

[@GaryInSoCal]

Honda does NOT wanna take on the potential billions of dollars of losses that Nissan represents... and their transmissions are CRAP!... smart move on Honda's behalf. I don't see ANYONE tossing a rope to Nissan's sinking ship... :P

[@jgadiaz]

A win for Honda

[@nagadsby9413]

Make reliable tough vehicles again... and diesels, lots of diesels... super easy to make clean, make great power, and crazy fuel efficient. No brainer.

[@MF-es2jw]

9000 employees thanks Nissan

[@cvanlane]

Can Nissan even afford to be choosy at this point? Based on what I've heard, Nissan may have as little as a year left to survive. Simply put, Nissan needs a corporate savior right now, and Honda seems the nearest thing to that. Nissan has apparently found a new corporate partner, but it's a hitherto unknown tech startup that may not be in any better shape than NIssan itself is. Others here have mentioned Nissan's quality woes, headlined by the misbegotten CVT (continuously variable transmission). But at the same time, Nissan's lineup as a whole is out of date. I hear the redesigned Murano is making headlines, but it uses the 2-liter variable compression turbo-four that seems every bit as iffy as the CVT. Clearly, the Murano alone will not save Nissan. It needs a viable partner fast. Otherwise, the Nissan, NISMO, and Infiniti brands will be consigned to the dustbin of automotive history,.

[@neiljuedes1661]

Be affiliated with Renault is 50% of Nissans problem !

[@C-Thunder]

RIP Nissan.

[@wikolib6821]

Hoping for the best with Nissan. My '23 Titan Pro 4X is better than my '18 FX4 and as good as my '13 FX4. Great truck so far. No ASS, no cylinder deactivation, no active fuel management.