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.

Nissan layoffs in 2025 will see 20,000 workers affected with more changes coming as a result of the new CEO at the helm.

The number of layoffs announced in November 2024 has more than doubled. Nissan has confirmed that its crisis is deeper than previously communicated. The Japanese car manufacturer will carry out 20,000 layoffs by 2027,

Nissan, meanwhile, also announced that it’s cutting 11,000 jobs and closing seven factories amid weak sales. That will bring the total number of layoffs at Nissan to 20,000 in the past year, which equals about 15% of its workforce. Both companies sell a ...

Nissan Motor unveiled sweeping new cost cuts on Tuesday, saying it would eliminate 11,000 more jobs and scale back production, capping a tumultuous year that has left the Japanese automaker fighting to turn itself around.