Nissan Autos CEO Makoto Uchida: The business environment around us is changing at a faster pace than expected. In this era, no matter how large a company is, if it remains stuck in past common knowledge, decisions will be delayed or altered, and it will never be able to embrace the future.

Honda Motor CEO Takahiro Hachigo: First, achieve economies of scale through the standardization of vehicle platforms. Second, enhance development capabilities and cost synergy through the integration of R&D functions. Third, optimize the production system foundation. Fourth, strengthen the overall supply chain competitiveness through the integration of sales functions. Fifth, achieve cost synergy through business efficiency. Sixth, gain economies of scale through the integration of sales and financial functions. Finally, establish a knowledge-based and technology-driven human resources foundation.

Honda Motor CEO Takahiro Hachigo: Senior management of both companies have further deepened their understanding of future mobility in the automotive industry. Modern mobility will no longer be distinguished solely by traditional Hardware, but rather will primarily be transformed through the application of AI or electronic technologies.