Makoto Uchida will be replaced as CEO of Nissan by the Ivan Espinosa, the company’s chief planning officer and head of motorsports, on April 1. Nissan’s board of directors met on March 11, and asked Uchida-san to step aside in favour of Mr Espinosa. Uchida-san will stay on as a director until the automaker’s shareholder meeting in June. Since Honda and Nissan officially abandoned their plans to merge in the middle of February, reports emerged indicating Nissan’s board were unhappy with Uchida-san’s leadership and were keen for a change in leadership. There are also rumours Honda is willing to revive...