The Detroit Three are facing an auto industry increasingly affected by the rise of China as demonstrated by the planned merger of Honda and Nissan.

Honda and Nissan expect big benefits from their potential merger to create the world's third-largest auto group but intense competition from China raises questions about whether they can make it work in time.

Talks about a possible merger of Nissan and Honda is the latest reaction as the global auto industry races to electrify prompted by China competition.

A Honda Motor Co. and Nissan Motor Co. combination could give the two struggling Japanese brands the scale to take on China’s BYD Co., sales figures released Wednesday show.

Japanese carmakers Honda and Nissan are reportedly considering a merger — a sign that major global manufacturers are joining forces to compete against their mighty Chinese competitors as the auto world goes electric.

Merger talks between Japanese carmakers Nissan and Honda reflect their "desperate" need to catch up with the fast-developing electric vehicle (EV) industry in China, their important overseas market, a senior Chinese industry insider said on Monday.

This story has been updated. The plan announced Monday by Japanese automakers Honda and Nissan to merge by 2026 highlights how the rise of Chinese automakers such as BYD is pressuring the industry ...

A Honda Motor Co. and Nissan Motor Co. combination could give the two struggling Japanese brands the scale to take on China’s BYD Co., sales figures released Wednesday show.

Honda's acquisition of Nissan could strengthen the two struggling brands to better compete with China's BYD Co. in the global auto market. Honda's planned acquisition of Nissan would combine their more than 6 million global sales in 2024,

The new entity will have a combined market cap of $50 billion. It is expected to have a revenue of $191 billion and profit of $19 billion. Mitsubishi Motors Corp., a smaller player which has Nissan as a majority shareholder,

It's been another week, and UBS analysts are getting bullish on Honda stock amid merger rumors involving Nissan. Meanwhile, Nio is becoming competitive against Tesla, while Baird analysts have expressed doubts about Rivian.