Nissan has started negotiations with the union representing staff at Nissan Automotive Europe in France’s Montigny-le-Bretonneux (its European regional office) about changes that will include job losses, Reuters has reported.
A company document and internal emails sighted by Reuters reveal that management and the union have agreed to discuss voluntary redundancies before any forced layoffs, and that talks are expected to conclude by October 20, with full details to be shared with staff in November.
About 560 staff work at the office, which also oversees Nissan’s Africa, Middle East, India and Oceania operations.
“We are working diligently and respectfully with all parties to ensure that this process is conducted with care, transparency and in full compliance with legal requirements,” Nissan vice chairperson for the region Massimiliano Messina said in a July 31 email, adding that no decisions have yet been made.
After taking the helm in April, CEO Ivan Espinosa announced a sweeping restructuring that includes cutting about 15% of Nissan’s workforce, slashing global production capacity by nearly 30% to 2.5 million vehicles and the number of its manufacturing sites from 17 to 10, to hopefully save 500 billion yen (RM14.3 billion).
Nissan, which employs nearly 19,000 people across Europe (almost 60%), Africa, the Middle East, India and Oceania, will stop output at its CIVAC plant in Mexico (above left) by March 2026 and in Japan, its Nissan Shatai Shonan plant by March 2027 and its Oppama plant (above right) by March 2028.
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