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Workers continue vehicle assembly shortly before the line was shut down for an event at the Honda of Canada Manufacturing Plant 2 in Alliston, Ontario, on April 25, 2024 where it was announced that Japanese automaker Honda will make the largest automotive investment in Canada's history worth Can$15 billion (US$11 billion) electric vehicle investment in Ontario that will see four new manufacturing plants built in the province. (Photo by Peter Power / AFP) (Photo by PETER POWER/AFP via Getty Images)

Report: Honda Moving Manufacturing To U.S. As Trump Tariffs Prompt Production Shift

Car manufacturer Honda is reportedly in the works to massively expand its manufacturing production in the United States due to President Donald Trump’s new auto tariffs.

TOKYO, JAPAN - DECEMBER 23: Nissan Motor CEO Makoto Uchida (L), Honda Motor CEO Toshihiro Mibe (C) and Mitsubishi Motors President Takao Kato (R) attend a joint press conference on December 23, 2024, in Tokyo, Japan. Nissan and Honda announced they have begun merger negotiations, aiming to create the world's third-largest automotive group to compete with rival EV manufacturers such as China's BYD and the US-based Tesla. (Photo by Tomohiro Ohsumi/Getty Images)

Nissan And Honda To Merge, Forming World’s Third-Largest Automaker

A massive move in the auto industry has taken place as Honda and Nissan have announced plans to merge, forming the world’s third-largest automaker by sales.

Makoto Uchida, president and CEO of Nissan Motor, and Toshihiro Mibe, Honda Motor president and CEO, attend their joint press conference in Tokyo, Japan March 15, 2024. Mandatory credit Kyodo/via REUTERS/File Photo

Honda, Nissan move to deepen ties, sources say, including possible merger

Honda and Nissan are in talks to deepen ties, the clearest sign yet of how Japan’s once seemingly unbeatable auto industry is being reshaped by challenges from Tesla and Chinese rivals.

A view shows the exterior of the Mercedes automotive plant, where workers are voting on whether to join the United Auto Workers (UAW) union, in Vance, Alabama, U.S., May 15, 2024. REUTERS/Nora Eckert/File Photo

UAW’s influence tested in pivotal Alabama Mercedes-Benz factory union vote

The outcome of a vote on Friday by workers at a Mercedes-Benz factory in Alabama will be a key referendum on whether the UAW can maintain momentum in the historically anti-union South.