In a joint statement released the same day, Honda acknowledged that it proposed to divert from its original intention of forming a joint holding company to one where "Honda would

Japanese auto giants Honda and Nissan confirmed they've scrapped merger talks announced in December​, ending a potential combination that would have created the world's third-largest automaker.

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