KKR & Co. is considering investing in Nissan Motor Co., people familiar with the matter said, after the struggling Japanese automaker’s talks to combine with rival Honda Motor Co. failed. Most Read from BloombergWhy American Mobility Ground to a HaltCan Portland Turn a Corner?

Honda (NYSE:HMC) is ready to revive merger talks with Nissan (OTCPK:NSANY) if the latter's CEO Makoto Uchida resigns, the Financial Times reported, citing people with knowledge of the matter. Merger talks between the Japanese automakers fell through after Honda (NYSE:HMC) proposed that Nissan (OTCPK:NSANY) become a fully owned subsidiary,

After Honda walked away from merger talks, Nissan finds itself at a crossroads. Could tech giant Foxconn or private equity firm KKR be the lifelines it desperately needs?