Press reports and company statements say Nissan and Honda are in preliminary merger discussions. Mitsubishi may be part of the plan as well. Stated reason seems to be centralizing resources to produce EVs. I guess Hyundai and Kia, while sister companies, seem to maintain their separate identities, but not quite sure how this works with Honda and Nissan. Honda seems to enjoy much higher quality and owner satisfaction ratings and both compete in the same market segments. Nissan desperately needs a partner, but…?