Nissan will reduce the Japanese production of its best-selling American model, Rogue SUV, on May-Julio, said that a person familiar with the matter, becoming the last global car manufacturer in altering manufacturing plans to the new import tariffs of the US.
The decision of the president of the United States, Donald Trump to express a 25% tax in cars built abroad, has overturned the global automotive supply chain.
Nissan, the third largest car manufacturer in Japan, is more exposed than some rivals.
The United States is its first market, which represents more than a quarter of the vehicles that sold last year, with many of those made in Japan or Mexico.
Nissan plans to reduce the production of the rogue in 13,000 vehicles in its plant in Kyushu, southwest of Japan, duration of the period of three months, said that the person who declined to be identified that the information is not public.
The planned cut is equal to more than a fifth of the 62,000 rogues sold in the United States in the first three months of this year.
The workers of the Kyushu plant, the largest in Nissan, will work less hours from May to July, with the production stopped in a few days, said the person.
The plant will continue to operate in two shifts a day, added the person.
The car manufacturer will reevaluate the production situation at a later date, depending on the perspectives of tariffs, said the person.
On Monday, Trump said he was considering modifying the automatic tax because car manufacturers “need a little time.”
Nissan said in a statement that he was reviewing his supply production and chain operations to identify optimal solutions for efficiency and sustainability. He said he was committed to adapting to changes in the market while prioritizing the workforce and production capacities.
“Our approach will be attentive and deliberate as we sail both the immediate and long -term effects,” he said.
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The rogue was Nissan’s best selling model in the United States last year, in almost 246,000 vehicles, which represents more than a quarter of the total US vehicle sales of the automation manufacturer.
Nissan also manufactures Rogue models in Smyrna, Tennessee.
The last movement occurs after Nissan this month backed up in a separate plan to reduce production in Smyrna, saying that it would maintain two shifts for the rogue, instead of cutting one as programmed for April.
Other automobile manufacturers are also fighting to navigate the rates, which Trump has said that it will boost the manufacture and works of the United States.
Chrysler’s father, Stellantis, said he was stopping production in one plant in Mexico and another in Canada, impacting five US facilities. UU. Connecting and temporarily dismissing 900 US workers.
Honda plans to make its next -generation civic hybrid in the American state of Indiana, instead of Mexico, to avoid possible tariffs, Reuters reported.
Even before tariffs, Nissan had been looking to reduce global capacity by 20% as part of an response plan.
The new Ivan Espinosa CEO is under pressure to put the car manufacturer on the road to recovery, as special in the US, where the performance has a bone beaten by an aging alignment and the lack of hybrids.
In the financial year he has just finished, Nissan reduced his profit perspective three times.