TOKYO (Reuters) – Nissan Motor Co <7201.T> plans to cut more shifts at its three assembly plants in Japan due to falling demand, two sources said on Friday, as the automaker struggles to recover from a drop in sales triggered by the coronavirus.
Nissan plans to cancel all night shifts at its plant in Oppama, Kanagawa prefecture, and at a production line in Kyushu, southern Japan, between July 29-31, according to the sources, who declined to be identified because the information isn’t public.
The plants are normally closed on weekends.
Night shifts on a second line at Kyushu will also likely be cancelled between July 20-31, the sources said, adding that a plant in Tochigi prefecture will be closed over eight days next month.
Nissan did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
(Reporting by Maki Shiraki; Writing by Naomi Tajitsu; Editing by David Dolan)
