With that, Nissan is apparently looking for a new partner and is currently interested in working with electronics giant ...

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

To everyone's surprise, Uchida's resignation comes hot on the heels of the collapse of merger negotiations with Honda.

Nissan is deep in a hole and it's getting deeper each month. In February, negotiations on a merger fell through with Honda.