And in the end, we need Japan and the US to be generating cash." Following a sales slowdown, Nissan wants to reduce the headcount at the factories that make its Rogue SUV and the midsize Altima sedan.

SMYRNA, Tenn. (WZTV) — Nissan has confirmed that its plants in Smyrna, Canton, and Decherd will experience job cuts. The company stated it would initially seek volunteers for the layoffs, offering severance packages to those who opt-in.

Japan's Nissan Motor is offering buyouts to workers and cutting back shifts at three U.S. factories, a company spokesperson said on Thursday, as the automaker pushes to slash $2.6 billion in costs globally.

Japanese automaker Nissan is slimming down its production in the U.S. and offering buyouts to workers in a push to cut jobs after reporting losses during the last quarter. Nissan is offering

In a bid to cut US$2.6 billion (RM11.5 billion) in global costs, Nissan is offering buyouts to workers and cutting back shifts at its Smyrna, Tennessee, and Canton, Mississippi vehicle assembly plants,

Nissan is reducing its production capacity and workforce in Tennessee and Mississippi plants. Here's what to know.

The company is not planning for involuntary layoffs and is part of its initiative to cut down global costs by $2.6bn.

Nissan Motor Co. is eliminating a work shift at two US vehicle assembly plants and trimming its hourly staff via buyouts, a downsizing to align its output with lower sales volumes as it mulls a possible sale to Honda Motor Co.

Nissan failed to mention exactly when the plants will return to two shifts. However, the Smyrna site will start to build a plug-in hybrid Rogue in 2027, and this will require a second shift. The Canton site will also go back to a two-shift schedule and handle the production of an EV, likely arriving in 2028.

NEW YORK -- Nissan Motor is offering buyouts to workers at three U.S. factories, Nikkei has learned, as part of the Japanese automaker's plans to cut production in the country by around 25% amid sluggish sales.

When it announced its recovery plan in November, Nissan didn’t give details on where the job cuts might come. The workforce reduction of 9,000 people amounts to about 6% of its more than 133,000 global employees. The company also plans to slash its global production capacity by 20%.

Nissan Motor Co. is eliminating a work shift at two US vehicle assembly plants and trimming its hourly staff via buyouts, a downsizing to align its output with lower sales volumes as it mulls a possible sale to Honda Motor Co.