Japanese automakers Nissan Motor and Honda Motor agreed to conduct joint research into technologies for a next-generation software platform, they said in a joint statement on Thursday.<\/p>\n
The companies also signed a memorandum of understanding to deepen the strategic partnership they announced in March, pledging to cooperate in areas such as batteries, e-axles and vehicle complementation.<\/p>\n
The automakers signed another memorandum of understanding with Mitsubishi Motors, which is 34 per cent owned by Nissan, to discuss a framework to collaborate on vehicle electrification based on Honda\u2019s and Nissan\u2019s agreement from March, they said in a separate statement.<\/p>\n
Nissan and Honda aim to conduct the basic research into technologies for the next-generation software platform in about a year, they said in their joint statement.<\/p>\n
The push comes as both companies, Japan\u2019s third and second biggest automakers after Toyota, still have to significantly step up electric-vehicle sales and have been losing share in key market China where both have made large investments.<\/p>\n
Nissan and Honda will seek to standardize the specifications of EV battery cell modules from a mid- to long-term perspective, aiming to make it possible to use the batteries they plan to procure in vehicles from both companies, they said.<\/p>\n
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