Nissan mulls closing 2 Kanagawa Pref. plants in restructuring push

Nissan Motor Co. is considering closing two plants in Kanagawa Prefecture, near Tokyo, as part of its restructuring plans, a company source said Saturday.Japan's third-biggest automaker by volume said earlier this week it will shut seven vehicle plants and cut 20,000 jobs globally after logging a net loss of 670.90 billion yen ($4.6 billion) for fiscal 2024.The two plants are Nissan's main Oppama plant in Yokosuka, where the company pioneered electric vehicle production, and the Shonan plant of its subsidiary Nissan Shatai Co. in Hiratsuka, which builds commercial vehicles. Together, they a…READ FULL ARTICLE