Nissan merging with Honda?

Happy Friday morning. This is Car Alerts with your weekly recap of the latest car news and market happenings.

In today’s edition:

  • Nissan’s possible merger

  • December’s rising new car sales

  • Recent recalls

  • and more

A quick note before we get into the email — we’ll be taking a writing break for Christmas and New Year’s. Thank you so much for your support in reading our newsletter. See you in 2025; Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

MARKETS 📈

Note: Stock market prices as of Thursday’s market close.

HEADLINES 📰

December new-vehicle retail sales up 11.9% as consumer spending on new vehicles reaches all-time high

NHTSA finalizes seat belt reminder rule to increase seat belt use, improve occupant safety

RECALLS

General Motors recalls 7,600 electric vehicles that should make noise to protect pedestrians

Kia recalls 1,400 model year 2025 Sorento plug-in hybrid electric vehicles

More than 540,000 Prinx Chengshan tires are recalled in the U.S. because they are labeled as snow tires when they are not

Chrysler recalls 2,100 Renegade SUVs after finding they have the wrong bumper reverse lights.

That’s all we have for you this week. We’ll see you in 2025 with more car content.

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