I do regret it ended this way,” Honda president Toshihiro Mibe said after the merger talks broke down last week. That said, the takeover bid could be renewed if Uchida steps

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.

CEO Makoto Uchida could very well fall on his sword: "If everybody says we no longer need Uchida-san,” the head of Nissan told reporters, "please fire me.”