A high-level Japanese group that includes a former prime minister has drawn up plans for Tesla to invest in Nissan after the collapse of its merger talks with Honda, the Financial Times said on Friday.

Nissan Motor Co.’s credit-default swaps widened to the most among Japanese companies, overtaking both Rakuten Group Inc. and SoftBank Group Corp. after its consolidation talks with Honda Motor Co. were terminated.

Favorable foreign exchange rates make it cheaper to build the Rogue in Japan than in the US. Unnamed sources say US-built models could be lower-end ICE versions. Nissan recently teased the long-awaited Rogue PHEV,

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The country’s corporate giants, nudged by reform, are exploring big deals. Carmakers Honda and Nissan, convenience store 7-Eleven’s owner and others are testing waters at home and abroad. In this week’s Viewsroom debate,

The current-generation Nissan Rogue (also known as the X-Trail in some markets), introduced in 2020, shares its underpinnings with the Mitsubishi Outlander but wears completely di

Japan’s Nissan and Honda have ended discussions on a deal that would have created the world’s third-largest carmaker.

Japan's Nissan and Honda ended talks to create an auto group worth $60 billion on Thursday, pitching Nissan into greater uncertainty although the automakers promised to continue to collaborate on electric vehicles.

Nissan and Honda ended merger talks to forge a $60 billion car company on Thursday, pitching Nissan deeper into uncertainty and highlighting the pressure on legacy automakers from Chinese rivals upending the industry.

Japan's automobile industry urged the government to protect it from U.S. tariffs on auto imports. The U.S. market is crucial for Japanese automakers, including Toyota, Honda, and Nissan. Concerns were also raised about the impact of the tariffs on the global steel market.

A big electronics company wants to get into cars, and might have a deal with Nissan.