Nissan has reduced output at two its four Japanese plants because of weak sales at home and in North America, according to Reuters.
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The plants affected are the Oppama small car plant and Tochigi, which produces mid-size cars.
Production at Oppama has been cut by around 20%, while one of the lines at Tochigi has been operating for two hours less each day.
In April Nissan’s global production fell 21%. All major regions were affected, with production in Japan down 30% and US production down 20%.
In the UK output was 19% down and Mexico production was down 17%.
