(FILES) This file photo taken on August 1, 2024 shows Makoto Uchida (L), president and CEO of Japanese auto maker Nissan, and Toshihiro Mibe (R), director, president and representative executive officer of auto maker Honda, shaking hands at the start of in a press conference in Tokyo. Nissan shares plunged 4.8 percent on February 5, 2025 after Japan's Nikkei business daily said the carmaker had decided to withdraw from merger talks with rival Honda. (Photo by Richard A. Brooks / AFP) (Photo by RICHARD A. BROOKS/AFP via Getty Images)