Nissan CEO Makoto Uchida is under deepening pressure over the Japanese automaker's weakening performance and board members are due to gather on March 11 to discuss potential successors, people familiar with the matter have said.

Nissan is deep in a hole and it's getting deeper each month. In February, negotiations on a merger fell through with Honda. However, Nissan’s CEO Makoto Uchida, while admitting Nissan can't survive without inside help,

Nissan Motor Co. will hold a board meeting on March 11 to discuss the future of Chief Executive Officer Makoto Uchida, according to people familiar with the matter.

Reports are circulating that current Nissan CEO Makoto Uchida will be stepping down as soon as next week following the collapsed merger

Nissan's board will meet soon to discuss potential replacements for CEO Makoto Uchida amid deteriorating business results and failed merger.

By Maki Shiraki, Daniel Leussink and Norihiko Shirouzu TOKYO (Reuters) -Nissan directors are due to gather on March 11 to discuss potential successors for CEO Makoto Uchida, whose position is seen as increasingly untenable given the Japanese automaker's weak performance,

Nissan Motor Co. (OTC:NSANY) is set to hold a critical board meeting on March 11 to discuss potential successors for CEO Makoto Uchida, following mounting pressure over the automakers poor performance,

Nissan CEO Makoto Uchida is under deepening pressure over the Japanese automaker's weakening performance and board members are due to gather on March 11 to discuss potential successors, people familiar with the matter have said.