Production at Nissan’s UK factory, the country’s biggest auto plant, is suspended throughout April, maintaining a shutdown in place since mid-March as the coronavirus pandemic spreads across Europe. “During this period, most of the plant employees will be furloughed,” the company stated, referring to a government scheme covering 80% of wage costs for staff placed […]
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Nissan Vietnam stops production for 15 days due to coronavirus
Nissan Vietnam will close its plant in the central city of Da Nang for 15 days from April 5 to limit the spread of the coronavirus. The company’s 25 dealers nationwide will be also closed from April 1-15 in line with the government’s social distancing campaign, the Japanese automaker stated. Automakers such as Ford, Toyota, […]
Nissan U.S. auto plants will remain closed through late April
Nissan Motor stated on Wednesday its U.S. auto plants will remain closed through late April to help decrease the spread of the coronavirus. The Japanese automaker stated some business-essential work will continue with improved safety measures. Nissan reported earlier its first quarter U.S. sales were down 30%. About 215,344 people in the US have been […]
Japanese automakers brace for US sales as coronavirus impacts clients
As the U.S. auto industry braces for the biggest slump since the 2008 financial crisis because of the coronavirus crisis, analysts are counting the cost for Japan’s automakers — whose fortunes depend largely on the US, which is the world’s second-largest car market. To reflect declining U.S. demand, Goldman Sachs cut its combined operating profit estimate for […]
Nissan suspends production at Kyushu plant due to coronavirus infection
Nissan Motor said it stopped operating the auto production line at its Kyushu plant in Japan to start disinfection work after a worker there tested positive for COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic on March 31. It did not give an indication of when operations may restart, saying that it would be decided based on the guidance of health officials. […]
Nissan suspends production at three plants in Japan
Nissan announced that it will temporarily modify production at three of its manufacturing plants in Japan, as the coronavirus outbreak has significantly impacted the sales in the auto industry. The automaker stated it will stop the vehicle production located at Oppama facility on April 3, 13, 24 and May 1, while the Tochigi plant will stop production […]
Mitsubishi could take Renault stake in alliance reorganization
Mitsubishi Corp could possibly invest in Renault as part of scenarios being thought to reinforce an alliance between Renault, Nissan and Mitsubishi Motors, two sources knowledgeable with the issue said. French newspaper Les Echos reported previously on Thursday, mentioning an unnamed executive knowledgeable with the discussions and other unnamed sources, that Mitsubishi, a conglomerate with […]
Nissan lays off 3,000 workers at Spanish plants due to coronavirus
Nissan Motor would lay off 3,000 plant workers in its three plants in Spain, where the company has already declared production suspension because of the coronavirus outbreak. The automaker employs over 4,300 workers in Spain. The automaker has a total of 5 production units in Spain. Plants are located at Barcelona, Avila and Cantabria. They […]
UK factory of Nissan closed until next notice over coronavirus
Nissan stated on Friday its British car factory would not open until further notice due to the coronavirus outbreak, having previously stated it would be shut until the end of the week. “This suspension will now continue until further notice,” the company stated. “We will keep assessing supply chain disruption and market demand as the […]
Toyota extends North America plants shutdown through April 3
Toyota Motor stated on Thursday it will extend a planned two-day shutdown of all North American plants through April 3 as coronavirus continues to spread. The largest Japanese automaker stated Wednesday it prepared to shut down facilities on March 23 and 24 but stated it will now restart its plants on April 6. About 14,366 […]
Nissan to stop producing cars in Indonesia as it reorganizes production
Nissan Motor stated on Wednesday it would stop producing automobiles in Indonesia, consolidating its worldwide production in the face of declining sales which have pummeled its profitability. The decision to stop production at the West Java plant, which made its struggling Datsun compact cars, was part of a strategy for “rightsizing, production optimization and reorganizing […]
Nissan, Honda, Toyota close more plants in Europe, Asia due to coronavirus
Japanese automakers on Wednesday stated they would temporarily stop more vehicle plants in Europe and Asia as coronavirus continues to spread and prompts countries to instruct non-essential businesses to postpone operations. An increasing number of global automakers have been closing plants in Europe and beyond as the COVID-19 outbreak is leading governments to impose commuting […]
Nissan stops production at UK factory over spread of coronavirus
Nissan has stopped production at the UK’s biggest car factory due to the spread of coronavirus as it evaluates supply-chain disruption and the fall in demand, the most significant closure to impact the country’s autos sector so far from the outbreak. Vauxhall’s Ellesmere Port car factory located in northern England is also set to close […]
Nissan halts U.S. production due to coronavirus
Nissan Motor has announced that it will temporarily stop production of its manufacturing facilities in the U.S. starting March 20 through April 6. The automaker is taking this action to increase containment efforts where possible around the coronavirus. Presently there are no confirmed cases of COVID-19 coronavirus at any Nissan facility. Areas deemed business-essential will […]
Several Renault-Nissan plants in Spain halted due to coronavirus
Several Renault-Nissan plants in Spain have temporarily stopped production on Friday or were planning stoppages next week because of a lack of parts amid the coronavirus epidemic, company officials stated. Nissan’s two Barcelona plants stopped operations on Friday afternoon as a wheels provider was affected by a lockdown in the town of Odena nearby due […]
