Hon Hai, better known as Foxconn, had shown interest in buying into Nissan even before the merger talks had begun, in a bid to pave the way for the EV business expansion that Foxconn has positioned as its next growth engine after smartphone assembly.

The recently-called-off merger between Honda and Nissan may not in fact be dead, according to a Financial Times report. Honda is willing to restart talks if Nissan CEO Makoto Uchi

Honda and Nissan scrapped merger talks after failing to agree on terms, marking an abrupt end to what could have been a landmark consolidation in Japan's auto industry. The negotiations, which began in December 2024,

The Honda-Nissan merger is getting plenty of mileage out of the old saying that “it’s not over till it’s over.” Weeks of reporting ended with news that the pair would walk away from the potential deal over Nissan’s concerns that it would give up too much control in the process,

Honda (NYSE:HMC) is ready to revive merger talks with Nissan (OTCPK:NSANY) if the latter's CEO Makoto Uchida resigns, the Financial Times reported, citing people with knowledge of the matter. Merger talks between the Japanese automakers fell through after Honda (NYSE:HMC) proposed that Nissan (OTCPK:NSANY) become a fully owned subsidiary,