Daniel Leussink

Tokyo

Autos and Mobility Technology Correspondent at Reuters

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Nissan offers buyouts to US workers, halts global pay rises

1 week 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.
Nissan plans 20,000 job cuts, freezes pay worldwide as profit shrinks

1 week ago | pjstar.com | Daniel Leussink |Maki Shiraki |Miyoung Kim |Christopher Cushing

Daniel Leussink and Maki ShirakiReutersJapan's Nissan 7201.T 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.
Nissan plans 20,000 job cuts, freezes pay worldwide as profit shrinks

1 week ago | seacoastonline.com | Daniel Leussink |Maki Shiraki |Miyoung Kim |Christopher Cushing

Daniel Leussink and Maki ShirakiReutersJapan's Nissan 7201.T 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.
Exclusive-Nissan offers buyouts to US workers, halts global pay rises, internal emails show

1 week ago | msn.com | Daniel Leussink |Maki Shiraki

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Exclusive: Nissan offers buyouts to US workers, halts global pay rises, internal emails show

1 week ago | reuters.com | Daniel Leussink |Maki Shiraki

The American flag flutters at a Nissan automobile dealership in Irvine, California, U.S., March 27, 2025.
日産、米国の工場・事務系で追加退職募集、業績連動給与停止＝社内文書

1 week ago | jp.reuters.com | Daniel Leussink |Maki Shiraki

５月２８日、経営再建中の日産自動車が、２万人に積み増した人員削減計画の一環として、米国内の事務系部門やミシシッピ州の完成車工場を対象に追加的な早期退職の募集を始めたことが分かった。写真は米カリフォルニア州アーバインの日産ディーラーで３月撮影（２０２５年ロイター/Mike Blake）［東京２８日ロイター］ - 経営再建中の日産自動車(7201.T), opens new tabが、２万人に積み増した人員削減計画の一環として、米国内の事務系部門やミシシッピ州の完成車工場を対象に追加的な早期退職の募集を始めたことが分かった。さらに、世界規模で今年度の業績連動型賃金の引き上げも停止した。経営陣が従業員に宛てた社内メールをロイターが確認した。イバン・エスピノーサ社長は５月１３日、国内外の完成車工場７つを閉鎖し、前回９０００人と公表していた人員削減を１万１０００人増やして計２万人にすると発表。メールはこの発表の後に送付された。...
Exclusive-Nissan offers buyouts to US workers, halts global pay rises, internal emails show

1 week ago | today.westlaw.com | Daniel Leussink |Miyoung Kim |Maki Shiraki |Christopher Cushing

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....
Tariff crossfire hits Toyota, Nissan and Ford suppliers in Japan

1 week ago | japantimes.co.jp | Maki Shiraki |Daniel Leussink

Four decades ago, Hiroko Suzuki's father threaded the needle of a U.S. trade war by pushing the family auto parts business into newer niche products. Now, tariffs imposed by the U.S. are so sweeping they threaten her own attempt to diversify the 78-year-old company into medical devices. Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has called the U.S. tariffs, including 25% on automobiles, a "national crisis" for the world's fourth-largest economy.
Tariff crossfire hits car suppliers in Japan

2 weeks ago | businesslive.co.za | Maki Shiraki |Daniel Leussink

Four decades ago, Hiroko Suzuki’s father threaded the needle of a US trade war by pushing the family motor parts business into newer niche products. Now, tariffs imposed by the Trump administration are so sweeping they threaten her own attempt to diversify the 78-year-old company into medical devices. Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has called the US tariffs, including 25% on cars, a “national crisis” for the world’s fourth-largest economy.
焦点：揺らぐ日本の自動車産業、競争環境の変化に関税追い打ち

2 weeks ago | jp.reuters.com | Maki Shiraki |Daniel Leussink

［高崎市（群馬県）２３日ロイター］ - 日米貿易摩擦が激化し、多くの自動車メーカーとサプライヤーが米国などへ工場を移した１９８０年代。群馬県高崎市の共和産業は日本に残る決断をした。精密切削加工を専門とする同社は、量産品から高付加価値の開発試作へと事業転換を図ったことが、今日の成長につながった。それから約４０年。「米国を再び偉大に」と叫ぶトランプ米大統領の政策で、共和産業は再び貿易戦争の渦中に巻き込まれている。電気自動車（ＥＶ）時代の到来でエンジン部品の将来は危うくなると早くから感じ取り、かねてから開発に取り組んできた医療機器向け部品を昨年ようやく米国へ輸出し始めた矢先だった。日本の自動車や半導体が標的となった８０年代とは違い、今回は各国を対象にあらゆる製品に幅広く関税の網がかかる。「どうしよう、これは大変なことになった」。３代目として家業を継いだ鈴木宏子社長は、トランプ大統領が次々繰り出す関税措置を前に頭が真っ白になった。...