“Nissan is considering closing plans for two car assembly plants in Japan and foreign factories, including Mexico “ – informs Reuters, citing his sources. This would happen as part of this cost cutting planwhich the company signaled at the beginning of this week.
There is a suggestion that a popular car manufacturer is considering closing The Japanese Oppama factory, in which Nissan began production in 1961. and the Shonan factory supported by Nissan Shatai, in which Nissan is a 50 % shareholder. If this happens, only three vehicle assembly plants in Japan would remain.
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The sources of the agency reported that Abroad, Nissan is considering completing production at plants in South Africa, India and Argentina and a reduction in the number of factories in Mexico.
The third largest Japanese car manufacturer has announced that will reduce the number of employees by about 15 percent. and limit the number of production plants to 10 out of 17 worldwide.
What does Nissan say?
Nissan stated in a statement on his website that reports of the potential closing of some plants were speculations and did not based on any official information of the company.
“At the moment, we will not provide further comments on this matter” – Nissan pointed out in a statement.” We strive to maintain transparency towards our stakeholders, and if necessary we will transfer any significant updates. “
Reuters points out that the aggressive repair steps presented by the new General Director Ivan Espinosa mean a break with the Nissan strategy under his predecessor Makoto Uchidy, who had high hopes for expanding global production and refused to close national plants.
Closing of national plants would be the first since the closing of the Murayama factory in 2001.
The sale of a car manufacturer in 2024 amounted to 3.3 million vehicles, which means a 42 % decrease. compared to 2017.
