It seems as though production cuts are a now a daily occurrence in the automotive industry, with today being no different. Nissan already announced that it will be slashing SUV production due to weakening demand, but the cuts will be much more far reaching than just that.
Although specific numbers for each plant are not yet available, Nissan announced on Tuesday that it will be cutting production by 65,000 units at its Kyushu and Tochigi plants in Japan between November and March – the end of the automaker’s fiscal year. The production cuts are in addition to the 10,000 vehicles already eliminated from Tochigi’s production schedule in September.
Nissan ’s Tochigi production facility is responsible for producing about 95 percent of all Infiniti vehicles sold in North America, according to Automotive News. Nissan’s Kyushu plant mainly produces SUVs for the North American market.
“We will implement a production cut in response to sales conditions in North America,” a Nissan spokeswoman told Automotive News.
Nissan also announced that it will idle production at its Sunderland for two weeks and will also shorten work weeks for three weeks between October and November. The Sunderland plant, which is located in the UK, produces the Micra and Note for European markets.
Nissan’s production plant in Barcelona – which produces the Pathfinder, Navara and Primastar van – will also idle production for one week and shorten shifts for an additional eight weeks.
