NISSAN

Nissan may cut 10% of its jobs in Europe

The Japanese automaker Nissan plans to cut around 900 jobs in Europe, approximately 10% of its regional workforce, the local agency Kyodo reported on Wednesday.

According to representatives quoted by the agency, the Japanese company is planning the partial closure of its component warehouse in Barcelona and a review of its sales model in Europe, switching in some markets from self-distribution to sales through local importers.

The measure is part of the “Re:Nissan” recovery plan, announced in May 2025, with which the group seeks to return to profitability and which foresees the reduction of 20,000 jobs globally by 2027, in addition to cutting the factory network from 17 to 10.

In Spain, the Japanese company informed the unions on April 27 that it planned to apply a legal procedure in three centers in Barcelona — where 569 people work — that allows companies in crisis to suspend, reduce working hours or terminate contracts collectively, according to union sources.

Those potentially affected include workers at the technical center in the Barcelona Free Zone, where 383 people work; the parts center in El Prat de Llobregat, with 122 employees; and the flexible areas center, also in El Prat, with 64 workers. The information generated rejection and concern among workers' representatives, including at the Nissan factory in Ávila, whose committee expressed its "absolute repudiation" of this decision.

According to the Kyodo news agency, Nissan also plans to consolidate the production lines at its Sunderland factory in the United Kingdom, its only vehicle assembly plant in Europe, from two to one, with the aim of making it more profitable.

by Autonews