TOKYO, Jan 31 (Reuters) - Nissan Motor ( NSANF ) will aim

to announce the direction of its possible integration with Honda

Motor ( HMC ) by mid-February, a company spokesperson said on

Friday, pushing back the plan from the end of January.

The two Japanese automakers have been in talks to explore a

merger by 2026, in a historic pivot for Japan's auto industry

that underlines the threat Chinese EV makers are posing to the

world's long-dominant legacy car makers.