According to the report, Foxconn had expressed interest in acquiring Nissan in December, despite the then-active merger talks with Honda. Nissan had reportedly rejected the bid, but it seems that the company is still considering a collaboration with the iPhone maker.

The talks, which began in December, aimed to create one of the world’s largest car manufacturers, but fundamental disagreements — particularly Honda’s insistence that Nissan

Two of Japan’s largest automakers have been in talks to combine their operations to form one of the world’s biggest car groups.