A once-envisioned historic tie-up between Honda Motor Co. and Nissan Motor Co. is on the brink of collapse, forcing the two major Japanese automakers to reassess their strategies to stay competitive against global electric vehicle makers.Nissan's struggles, in particular, are expected to deepen, as Japan's third-largest automaker by volume had looked to Honda, the second-largest, for a turnaround and now faces renewed speculation about a potential stake purchase by Taiwanese electronics giant Foxconn.Just a little more than a month before, Honda and Nissan announced they agreed to begin tal…READ FULL ARTICLE