Restructuring events
European Restructuring Monitor (ERM)
The restructuring events database contains factsheets with data on large-scale restructuring events reported in the principal national media and company websites in each EU Member State. This database was created in 2002.
Nissan, the Japanese car manufacturer, has announced that it will cut between 20,000 jobs worldwide.
Under the restructuring, the company plans to reduce its manufacturing sites from 17 to 10. The company has already announced the closure of its Civac plant in Mexico by March 2026, the end of car production at its Oppama plant in Japan by March 2028, and at the Nissan-Shatai Shonan factory by March 2027. The programme will primarily affect positions in Asia.
Nissan employs around 130,000 people worldwide.
The previous global restructuring event of Nissan was recorded in the ERM events database:Nissan 2020-WO
Updated, 05/05/2026 Nissan Group, a Japanese automotive company, announced the reduction of 900 jobs across Europe, representing the European job cuts as part of its global restructuring, which is set to continue until 2028. The 10% reduction will take place in France, Spain, and the United Kingdom.
Eurofound (2025), Nissan, Internal restructuring in World, factsheet number 203190, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/203190.
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