Nissan is experiencing a perfect storm of issues causing the automaker to struggle with sales and operating profit. So how (if at all) does this affect Tennesseans? What we know.

The new job cuts will bring Nissan's total U.S. workforce reduction to around 20,000 jobs, after it previously announced plans to cut 9,000 U.S.-based positions. It will cut the number of its production plants from 17 to 10 and reduce the complexity of parts by 70%. It did not give specifics on which plants it expects to close.

Ivan Espinosa is mapping a daring route. Nissan Motor’s new CEO, who replaced Makoto Uchida last month, is doubling his predecessor’s planned job cuts and plant closures. Hitting his sales target will be tough in the face of tariffs,

Nissan Motor plans to cut around 20,000 jobs worldwide—more than twice the 9,000 announced in late 2024—as part of a sweeping restructuring effort aimed at reversing declining sales and long-term underperformance.

Government asks Nissan for full details over factory closure plans - Nissan revealed earlier on Tuesday that it will shut seven factories and cut around 20,000 jobs globally by 2027 .

Nissan is addressing the future of its Sunderland factory after confirming plans to slash 20,000 jobs worldwide and cease operations at nearly half of its production facilities. The Japanese carmaker on Tuesday said it would consolidate its vehicle production plants from 17 to 10 by fiscal year 2027.

I think the step towards more electric cars and the wage increases that everyone needs due to the cost of living are behind these potential job losses” - the words of Echo reader Phillip Johnson who was responding to the news that Nissan is cutting nearly 20,

Japan’s biggest carmakers expect to lose more than $19 billion after the tariffs that United States President Donald Trump placed on imported vehicles and

There is no word yet as to where those cuts will fall yet but in a worldwide press conference, the CEO confirmed more cars will be made at the Wearside factory. | ITV News Tyne Tees

After announcing massive layoffs and factory closures, Nissan said its Tennessee and Mississippi factories remain important to the company.