How Nissan and Honda's $60 billion merger talks collapsed
neuters.de
Intransigence, combined with what Honda management saw as Nissan's slow decision-making, helped torpedo a deal that would have created one of the world's largest automakers.

Summary

  • Nissan’s pride and denial hindered merger talks, sources say
  • Honda pushed Nissan for deeper cuts to jobs, factory capacity, sources say
  • Nissan unwilling to consider factory closures, sources say
  • Honda’s proposal to make Nissan a subsidiary caused tensions, sources say
  • TheGalacticVoid@lemm.eeEnglish
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    2 days ago

    Battery-powered vehicles require an unreasonable amount of water to control a fire. 1 burning Tesla needs 1 fire truck of water, so imagine what a bigger vehicle would need.

    • sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      1·
      24 hours ago

      I don’t think the size of the vehicle matters, but where it’s placed. A sufficiently large battery (e.g. something powering a warehouse) is unlikely to be right next to a bunch of important stuff, so they’ll just let it burn out. A Tesla, however, is much more likely to be next to a bunch of other cars, so they need to contain it.