THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
July 15, 2025 at 18:26 JST
Nissan Motor Co.’s Oppama plant in Kanagawa Prefecture with its adjacent test-driving course (Takeo Kato)
Embattled Nissan Motor Co. on July 15 announced that it will end vehicle production at its signature Oppama plant in Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, at the end of fiscal 2027.
Vehicle production at its subsidiary Nissan Shatai's Shonan plant in Hiratsuka in the prefecture will also cease by fiscal 2026, Nissan CEO Ivan Espinosa said in a news conference.
Espinosa said the decision was a difficult one for him personally and for the company.
However, he stated that it was made because it was necessary for Nissan to get out of its current difficult financial situation and be back on a growth track.
Vehicle manufacturing at the Oppama plant will be transferred to Nissan Motor Kyushu Co. in Kanda town in Fukuoka Prefecture.
The company’s facilities for research and crash testing attached to the plant, as well as its dedicated wharf, will continue to operate, Nissan said.
A wide range of options are being considered for the future use of the Oppama plant. Espinosa said that the automaker is in discussion with several partners with a view to selling the plant's assets.
The plant's approximately 2,400 employees will continue to work at the plant until the end of fiscal 2027. They will be informed of their employment and work afterward as soon as the relevant policy is decided, the automaker said.
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