Restructuring events
European Restructuring Monitor (ERM)
The restructuring events database contains factsheets with data on large-scale restructuring events reported in the principal national media and company websites in each EU Member State. This database was created in 2002.
Nissan, the Japanese car manufacturer, has announced that it will cut about 20,000 jobs worldwide.
In Europe, Nissan has begun consultations with staff representatives at its European regional office in Montigny-le-Bretonneux, France, about organisational changes that will include job losses. The office employs around 560 people and oversees operations for Africa, the Middle East, India, and Oceania. Management and unions have agreed to prioritise voluntary redundancies before considering compulsory layoffs. Discussions are expected to conclude by 20 October 2025, with full details to be shared in November.
Under the restructuring, the company plans to reduce its manufacturing sites from 17 to 10. The company has already announced the closure of its Civac plant in Mexico by March 2026, the end of car production at its Oppama plant in Japan by March 2028, and at the Nissan-Shatai Shonan factory by March 2027. The programme will primarily affect positions in Asia, and aim to generate savings of ¥500 billion (€2.9 billion).
Nissan employs around 130,000 people worldwide.
The previous global restructuring event of Nissan was recorded in the ERM events database:Nissan 2020-WO
Eurofound (2025), Nissan, Internal restructuring in World, factsheet number 203190, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://dev.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/203190.
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