LONDON, 5 May. Japanese carmaker Nissan will cut 10 % jobs in Europe and merge two production lines at its plant in Sunderland, UK, the Financial Times reported.
Around 900 of the 9,300 employees in Europe could be made redundant in the UK, Spain and France, the newspaper said. The carmaker is currently „in talks with China's Chery and other potential partners to produce cars using spare capacity at the plant“, the newspaper said.
The restructuring is aimed at coping with the financial difficulties facing the carmaker, the newspaper said.
Nissan declined to comment on the ongoing negotiations, but acknowledged it was exploring „opportunities with third parties to maximise the use of the plant“. Such measures are necessary „to safeguard Nissan's future in Europe, to protect jobs in the long term and to ensure that we can compete profitably in Europe,“ the company added.
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