Nissan tells workers closure of key Oppama plant not decided

Nissan Motor Co. on Monday told employees at its signature Oppama plant, near Tokyo, that reports of its planned closure were not definitive, according to some workers at the factory.The struggling Japanese automaker was reported on Saturday to be considering shuttering the plant in Yokosuka and the Shonan plant of its unit, Nissan Shatai Co., in Hiratsuka, raising uncertainty over the future employment and treatment of the workforce.The country's third-biggest automaker by volume said last week that it will shut seven vehicle plants and cut 20,000 jobs globally after logging a net loss of …READ FULL ARTICLE