Nissan was deep in the trenches, with its existence at stake, but Honda's timely entry gave it a positive direction. Here's how everything went down.

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

Though both automakers envisioned a partnership in which they could save money by jointly developing new cars and vehicle software as equals, Honda's latest move shows that it feels like it is carrying some of Nissan's weight,