The rumors flying last week that Nissan CEO Makoto Uchida had one foot out the door have come true. On Tuesday, the Yokohama, Japan-based automaker announced the resignation of Uchida in the same breath as it appointed a new leader, Ivan Espinosa.

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Ivan Espinosa, the current product planning boss of Nissan, will soon become its new Big Boss, replacing CEO Makoto Uchida on 1 April. And… it’s bit of a surprise. Espinosa himself couldn’t comment too much on the appointment because he only found out he was taking over the reins of the struggling Japanese carmaker at short notice.

According to various reports, Honda wants to take the lead with the merger deal after the two were to form a joint holding company. The Big H would become the leader in said holding company with Nissan being reduced to a subsidiary of Honda.

Chief Executive Makoto Uchida is stepping down, with Chief Planning Officer Ivan Espinosa taking the helm of the Japanese carmaker.

Struggling Japanese automaker Nissan announced on Tuesday that chief executive Makoto Uchida would step down, a move that follows the failure of merger talks with rival Honda.