The chief executives of all three held a joint press conference in Tokyo.
"The rise of Chinese automakers and new players has changed the car industry quite a lot," said Honda CEO Toshihiro Mibe, citing technological trends of electrification and autonomous driving.
"We have to build up capabilities to fight with them by 2030, otherwise we'll be beaten."
The two companies would aim for combined sales of 30 trillion yen ($191 billion) and operating profit of more than 3 trillion yen through the potential merger, they said.
They aimed to wrap up talks around June 2025 before setting up a holding company by August 2026, when shares of both companies would be delisted.
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