<h1>Nissan Reports Profit Drop, Halts Honda Talks, Plans 9,000 Job Cuts Amid Strategic Partnership Focus in Electric Vehicles</h1> Nissan reported a significant drop in profits for April-December, earning only 5.1 billion yen compared to 325 billion yen the previous year. Sales fell slightly to 9.14 trillion yen. The company anticipates a loss of 80 billion yen for the fiscal year ending in March. Nissan halted discussions with Honda regarding a business integration, as the talks shifted towards making Nissan a subsidiary of Honda, which was deemed unacceptable. Despite this, Nissan will continue exploring strategic partnerships, particularly in electric vehicles, and plans to cut operations and reduce its workforce by 9,000 jobs.