Nissan to slash production in Japan in May due to chip shortage -sources
15/04/2021 13:43
By Maki Shiraki
TOKYO, April 15 (Reuters) - Nissan Motor Co 7201.T will
slash production at several
factories in Japan next month due to a critical shortage of
semiconductors, three sources with direct knowledge of the plan
told Reuters on Thursday.
Japan's third-largest automaker will idle its factory in
Kyushu, southern Japan, for eight days between May 10 and 19,
the sources said, declining to be identified because the plan is
not public.
The plant, which assembles the Serena minivan,
X-Trail SUV and other models, will aim to make up for lost
production once the supply of chips returns, the people said.
Two other domestic assembly plants, the Oppama plant and a
Nissan Shatai 7222.T factory in Kyushu, will cancel the night
shift over 15 days between May 10-28, and a fourth factory in
Tochigi, eastern Japan, will idle for 10 previously unplanned
days next month, the sources said.
(Reporting by Maki Shiraki
Writing by Chang-Ran Kim; Editing by David Dolan)
((ran.kim@thomsonreuters.com; +81-3-4520-1228))