Honda Motor Co. and Nissan Motor Co. are set to end merger talks next week, pulling the plug on a project that could have created the world's third-largest auto group less than two months after its announcement, sources familiar with the matter said Friday.The decision will be finalized at their respective board meetings, the sources said, with Honda's recent proposal to make Nissan its subsidiary the decisive factor in driving them apart.The two firms clashed over how quickly struggling Nissan should advance its restructuring efforts. When unveiling the merger plan at a press conference in…READ FULL ARTICLE
