Nissan offers employee buyouts at 3 U.S. plants as sales flag

Automaker plans 25% cut to American production under global streamlining push

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Nissan Motor is cutting production at its vehicle plants in Smyrna, Tennessee and Canton, Mississippi. (Nissan Motor)

AZUSA KAWAKAMI, Nikkei staff writer

NEW YORK -- Nissan Motor is offering buyouts to workers at three U.S. factories, Nikkei has learned, as part of the Japanese automaker's plans to cut production in the country by around 25% amid sluggish sales.

Employees at vehicle assembly plants in Smyrna, Tennessee, and Canton, Mississippi, as well as an engine plant in Decherd, Tennessee, were recently notified of the plan. The buyouts, set to begin in March, will apply to hourly employees.

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