日産にっさん 国内こくない外がいで7工場こうじょうを削減さくげんの方針ほうしん 業績ぎょうせき改善かいぜんにつなげられるか

Nissan Motor, which has fallen into a massive net loss, plans to cut seven factories worldwide as part of its efforts to rebuild its management, and says that domestic factories are also being considered.

The company also plans to cut about 20,000 employees both domestically and internationally, and the focus is on whether more aggressive restructuring measures than before can be implemented to improve business performance.

Nissan Motor Co. announced on the 13th that its consolidated financial results for the previous fiscal year ended with a massive net loss of 670.8 billion yen, due to sluggish sales in its main markets and the posting of impairment losses following a reassessment of the value of its plant assets.

The company plans to cut seven of its 17 vehicle production plants, including those in Argentina and India, which had already been announced, as part of efforts to restructure its management. It is said that domestic plants are also being considered for reduction.

In addition, together with previously announced plans, the company will cut about 20,000 employees, which is approximately 15% of the entire group, both in Japan and overseas by fiscal year 2027.

The company aims to cut costs by 500 billion yen by next fiscal year, and President Ivan Espinosa told reporters on the night of the 13th, Because our performance deteriorated far more than expected, we have determined that our previous measures are not sufficient.

The important thing is to lead towards a sustainable future, and restoring management stability is an urgent issue, he said.

The key point will be whether we can steadily implement more aggressive restructuring measures through improved production efficiency and cost reduction, and thereby achieve better business performance.

Nissan Motor is planning to utilize partnerships with other companies as part of its efforts to turn its business around.

In the struggling main U.S. market, while receiving supplies of plug-in hybrid vehicles from Mitsubishi Motors, we will also supply our own new EVs.

We are also considering joint production utilizing Nissans factories.

In addition, in Europe, they plan to collaborate by receiving supplies of compact EVs from France’s Renault, as well as vehicles from India.

In addition to continuing discussions on collaboration in the fields of vehicle intelligence and electrification with Honda, with whom merger talks were called off this February, they are also considering new forms of cooperation in the United States, where additional tariffs have been imposed on automobiles and parts, such as utilizing Nissans factories that have surplus production capacity.