Painful decisions: Visitors look at cars on display at the Nissan gallery inside its headquarters in Yokohama. The Japanese automaker posted a huge annual net loss of US$4.5bil, while confirming reports that it plans to cut 20,000 jobs worldwide. — AFP
TOKYO: Nissan Motor Co’s plan to close two plants in Kanagawa Prefecture is casting shadows on the local communities.
The company is currently making arrangements to shut down its flagship Oppama plant in Yokosuka and the Shonan plant of its subsidiary Nissan Shatai Co in Hiratsuka, both in the prefecture.
