Mitsubishi Motors Climbs on News Honda Open to More Nissan Talks
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Shares of Mitsubishi Motors Corp. surged as much as 8.6%, the most in two months, after a report that Honda Motor Co. would be willing to restart talks on a potential tie-up with ailing peer Nissan Motor Co. if its CEO Makoto Uchida steps down.
Mitsubishi, which has been considering getting involved in the carmakers’ possible integration, was the Nikkei 225’s top performer as at 12:31 p.m. in Tokyo. Nissan’s stock also rose as much as 5.8% on the report.