The CEO of Toyota, Akio Toyoda, expressed disappointment with the failed merger discussions between Honda and Nissan.
The joint press conference between the two companies did not focus on product details, and instead, used buzzwords like 'synergies' and 'business integration.'
Toyoda raised doubts about the benefits of consolidation and highlighted that having volume does not necessarily make a company strong.
He emphasized that managing production and sales at a scale of 10 million cars annually becomes troublesome.