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Nissan Prepares to Replace CEO After Honda Deal Falls Apart
- Directors are gauging interest in candidates to succeed Uchida
- Automaker faces record debt bill, has dated product lineup
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Nissan Motor Co. is drawing up plans to replace its chief executive officer following another dismal set of earnings and the collapse of talks to combine with Honda Motor Co., according to people familiar with the matter.
Nissan directors are gauging interest in potential candidates to succeed Makoto Uchida, the 22-year company veteran who’s been CEO since late 2019, one of the people said, asking not to be identified because the deliberations are private. Nissan declined to comment.