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Daniel Leussink

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Autos and Mobility Technology Correspondent at Reuters

@Reuters correspondent in Japan. Contact me at [email protected]. DM for Signal number.

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  • 4 weeks ago | marketscreener.com | Daniel Leussink |Maki Shiraki

    (This May 28 story has been corrected to say that delivering vehicles and revenue, not the plan, are crucial for Nissan's comeback, in paragraph 4) TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's Nissan has started offering buyouts to U.S. workers and has suspended merit-based wage increases worldwide, internal emails reviewed by Reuters showed, as the automaker expands cost cuts amid weak performance in key markets.

  • 1 month ago | japantimes.co.jp | Daniel Leussink

    When Nissan's Oppama plant opened in 1961, it was one of Japan's first large-scale auto factories and a symbol of the company's global ambitions. Sixty-four years and millions of cars later, the storied plant now faces possible closure as Nissan sinks deeper into crisis. New Chief Executive Ivan Espinosa unveiled sweeping cost cuts this month that included plans to shed 15% of the global workforce and close seven factories worldwide.

  • 1 month ago | azdailysun.com | Daniel Leussink

    TOKYO — Japan's Nissan has started offering buyouts to U.S. workers and has suspended merit-based wage increases worldwide, internal emails reviewed by Reuters showed, as the automaker expands cost cuts amid weak performance in key markets. CEO Ivan Espinosa announced a new round of cost cuts this month that include closing seven production sites globally and cutting 11,000 more jobs, taking its total planned workforce reduction to around 20,000.

  • 1 month ago | money.usnews.com | Daniel Leussink

    ReutersFILE PHOTO: A worker rides at Nissan Motor Co's Oppama plant in Yokosuka, south of Tokyo, Japan May 23, 2025. REUTERS/Issei Kato/File PhotoBy Daniel LeussinkYOKOSUKA, Japan (Reuters) -When Nissan's Oppama plant opened in 1961, it was one of Japan's first large-scale auto factories and a symbol of the company's global ambitions. Sixty-four years and millions of cars later, the storied plant now faces possible closure as Nissan sinks deeper into crisis.

  • 1 month ago | csr.economictimes.indiatimes.com | Daniel Leussink |Maki Shiraki

    TOKYO: Japan's Nissan has started offering buyouts to U.S. workers and has suspended merit-based wage increases worldwide, internal emails reviewed by Reuters showed, as the automaker expands cost cuts amid weak performance in key markets. CEO Ivan Espinosa announced a new round of cost cuts this month that include closing seven production sites globally and cutting 11,000 more jobs, taking its total planned workforce reduction to around 20,000.

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