The collapse of the proposed merger between Nissan and Honda opens the door for Foxconn to reenter the equation and resume its talks with Nissan. Foxconn, which among other things builds iPhones for Apple,

After shocking the auto industry and world by announcing a merger, the Honda-Nissan alliance blew up like a dying star. Since then it’s been drama, like watching a couple break up and get back together so many times you can’t keep it straight.

Less than two months after a potential merger was floated, Honda and Nissan have called the potential partnership off, forcing Nissan, which has been experiencing difficulties, to explore alternate collaborations.

Now that the Nissan-Honda merger has officially collapsed, details about why talks unraveled so quickly are emerging.We already knew Nissan's board balked at Honda's insistence it become a subsidiary,

Nissan began merger discussions with Honda in December 2024 after the Yokohama-based automaker's bleak financial situation became apparent at the release of its year-end reports. Since then, it's been openly looking to break ties with its nearly two-plus-decade alliance with France's Renault.

The proposed merger between Honda and Nissan which hit the dust last week would have created the world’s fourth-biggest automaker. The shotgun marriage