Honda ki sabse badi loss story!
Honda Motor Co. ne poora saal ¥414.3 Billion (jo lagbhag $2.6 Billion banta hai) ka operating loss dikhaya hai. Yeh tab se ho raha hai jab se company ka auto business lagatar paanch quarters se nuksaan mein chal raha hai. Aur isme ek bada kaaran hai ¥2.5 Trillion ka write-down, jo shayad US mein EV strategy ki gadbadon ki wajah se hua hai. Kaafi purani car models bhi ab US aur China jaise bade markets mein bikri nahi badha pa rahi hain.
Nissan ki recovery se scene change!
Wahi doosri taraf, Nissan Motor Co. ne toh poore saal ka operating profit kama liya hai. Pichhle saal dono companies ke beech merger ki baat hui thi, par woh end mein cancel ho gayi thi kyunki Nissan, Honda ki sharton se sehmat nahi tha. Ab Nissan ki recovery se dono ke beech power balance thoda change ho gaya hai.
EV pressure aur merger ke chances?
Industry mein chal rahi bhaari pressure ki wajah se yeh merger fir se ho sakta hai. Electric Vehicles (EVs) aur autonomous driving mein tez ho rahi competition, khaas kar Chinese companies jaise BYD aur SAIC Motor ki MG brand se, dono companies par dabav bana rahi hai. Analysts ka kehna hai ki is mushkil waqt mein, dono ko milkar hi fayda hoga.
Merger se kya hoga aur kya problem aa sakti hai?
Agar yeh dono mil gaye toh parts kharidne, R&D (research and development) karne, aur logistics mein bahut fayda hoga. Nissan ke CEO Ivan Espinosa ne bhi bola hai ki collaboration par baatein chal rahi hain. Par agar dono companies ke paas already itni struggles hain toh unhe milana bhi ek bada challenge hoga, aur pride ki wajah se shayad koi agreement na ho paaye.