Honda is eager to ensure there's no foreign influence on its merger with Nissan, especially since Taiwan's Foxconn has been eyeing the ailing brand

Nissan Motor Corporation is a Japanese automaker founded in 1933 and the parent automaker of Infiniti and formerly Datsun. Nissan produces a wide variety of mass-market vehicles, including popular SUVs like the Rogue,

Honda reportedly wants Nissan to buy out the share Renault has in it, before the two Japanese brands shack up together in 2026.

Nissan now faces an uphill battle to triple its profits by 2026 or risk losing Honda. Honda’s financial stability highlights the stark contrast to Nissan’s weak earnings outlook. Nissan’s cuts haven’t solved its biggest problem,