There are reports Nissan CEO Makoto Uchida will leave his position this week, which could well lead to a revival of partnership/merger talks with Honda.

A leadership shakeup at Nissan could revive stalled merger talks with Honda, as the struggling automaker weighs its future.

Nissan is deep in a hole and it's getting deeper each month. In February, negotiations on a merger fell through with Honda. However, Nissan’s CEO Makoto Uchida, while admitting Nissan can't survive without inside help,

Nissan CEO Makoto Uchida is under deepening pressure over the Japanese automaker's weakening performance and board members are due to gather on March 11 to discuss potential successors, people familiar with the matter have said.