Nissan’s board is planning to reject Honda’s terms for a combination of the two automakers, putting in danger a merger plan announced less than two months ago, people familiar with the matter said Wednesday.

There's strife of the horizon as Nissan vehemently opposes Honda's suggestion of making the struggling carmaker its subsidiary.

By Daniel Leussink and Maki Shiraki TOKYO (Reuters) -Japanese automakers Honda and Nissan may call off merger talks, the Asahi Shimbun newspaper reported on Wednesday, citing multiple sources, a move that would pitch hard-hit Nissan into greater uncertainty.