Nissan to Close Seven Plants and Implement Workforce Reductions
The number of plants will be reduced to 10. The measures are driven by weak sales in China and the United States.
Nissan Motor has begun talks with the employees’ union at its European regional office in Montigny-le-Bretonneux, France, regarding job cuts. The office, which employs around 560 people, also oversees operations in Africa, the Middle East, India, and Oceania.
The restructuring, announced by new CEO Iván Espinosa in April 2025, includes reducing the company’s global workforce by 15% (about 20,000 jobs) and cutting production capacity by 30% — to 2.5 million vehicles. The number of plants will be reduced from 17 to 10. These measures, aimed at saving $3.4 billion, are prompted by weak sales in China and the United States.
Nissan has already announced plans to cease production at its Civac plant in Mexico by March 2026, as well as at the Oppama plant in Japan by March 2028 and the Shonan (Nissan Shatai) plant by March 2027.
Across Europe, Africa, the Middle East, India, and Oceania, the company employs about 19,000 people, 60% of whom are based in Europe.
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