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Nissan to cut 12,500 jobs worldwide Nissan to cut 12,500 jobs worldwide
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Japanese car giant Nissan has announced 12,500 job cuts as it attempts to shore up its finances after recent troubles.Japanese car giant Nissan has announced 12,500 job cuts as it attempts to shore up its finances after recent troubles.
It will reduce its production capacity and the number of models it produces by 10% by the end of 2022, but it did not say where the cuts will fall.It will reduce its production capacity and the number of models it produces by 10% by the end of 2022, but it did not say where the cuts will fall.
The firm also announced a 94.5% fall in net income for the first quarter of 2019.The firm also announced a 94.5% fall in net income for the first quarter of 2019.
This is one of the one of the carmaker's worst quarterly performances in a decade.This is one of the one of the carmaker's worst quarterly performances in a decade.
Union sources are hopeful that Nissan's Sunderland car plant will escape the effects of the job cuts, 4,800 of which had been previously announced.
Nissan continues to struggle in the US, a key market, where it has been heavily discounting to keep up with sales by rivals.Nissan continues to struggle in the US, a key market, where it has been heavily discounting to keep up with sales by rivals.
The carmaker is reining in its operations after years of expansion under former chairman Carlos Ghosn, who was ousted last year after being accused of financial crimes.The carmaker is reining in its operations after years of expansion under former chairman Carlos Ghosn, who was ousted last year after being accused of financial crimes.
In a news conference, Nissan boss Hiroto Saikawa said the job cuts would account for a "big portion" of the savings it was trying to make.In a news conference, Nissan boss Hiroto Saikawa said the job cuts would account for a "big portion" of the savings it was trying to make.
He said the firm has already started cutting production at eight sites worldwide, and expects to have culled 6,400 jobs by the end of March 2020.
He did not specify which models would be targeted for production cuts, but said they would be likely to affect "compact cars and its Datsun range".He did not specify which models would be targeted for production cuts, but said they would be likely to affect "compact cars and its Datsun range".
Mr Saikawa said 6,400 job cuts had already been made in the 2018 and 2019 financial years at eight locations. Analysis
He declined to identify the six locations at which the firm plans to make another 6,100 cuts between the 2020 and 2022 financial years. Theo Leggett, international business correspondent
It will reduce its product line-up by 10% by the end of 2022. Battered by scandal, and struggling to curb falling sales, Nissan is taking dramatic steps.
It now plans to cut 12,500 jobs worldwide and close or reduce capacity at up to 14 factories as it tries to reduce excess capacity and cut costs.
In the three months to the end of June, the company made an operating profit of just £12m ($14m), compared with more than £800m ($1bn) in the same period last year - a decline of 98%.
Sales in the US, one of its biggest markets, have declined sharply, while there have also been concerns in Europe.
Last year, the company's former chairman, Carlos Ghosn, was dismissed, following his arrest in Japan on charges of financial misconduct.
He denies the charges and has blamed a conspiracy among Nissan executives for his downfall.