The factory in Oppama, Japan, employs approximately 2,400 people, who will lose their jobs in March 2028. Car production will move to another Nissan plant in southwestern Japan. View on euronews ...

TOKYO (AP) — Nissan is closing its flagship factory in Oppama, Japan, to cut costs and moving all its production there to another plant in southwestern Japan. Vehicle production at the Oppama plant in ...

The Oppama plant was originally opened in 1961 and currently produces the Note and Note Aura compact models, employing around 2,400 people. Production will be transferred to the company’s plant in ...

YOKOHAMA, July 15 (Reuters) - Nissan Motor Co (7201.T) will stop producing vehicles at its Oppama plant in Japan by March 2028 and transfer operations to its factory in the southern prefecture of ...

Nissan said about 2,400 employees work at the Oppama plant. The company will establish policies on work arrangements beyond the end of March 2028 and communicate them to affected employees, it said.

The Oppama plant has been a prized symbol for Nissan Motor Corp., which rolled out its Leaf electric car there in 2010, ahead of key rivals.

Once production from Oppama moves to Nissan Motor Kyushu, utilisation would rise at the latter to 100%, he said. (Reporting by Maki Shiraki, Satoshi Sugiyama, Tokyo Newsroom.

Nissan says it's closing its flagship factory in Oppama, Japan, to cut costs and moving all its production there to another plant in southwestern Japan. Chief Executive Ivan Espinosa told ...

The Oppama plant has been a prized symbol for Nissan Motor Corp., which rolled out its Leaf electric car there in 2010, ahead of key rivals.