Nissan to Shut Flagship Car Plant in Japan With 2,400 Workers

Nissan Motor Co. plans to shutter vehicle output at its main domestic plant and transfer operations to a factory in Kyushu as it seeks to reduce costs and production capacity in a broader effort to restructure.

The Oppama plant, which has been in operation since 1961 and employs roughly 2,400 workers, will cease production by March 2028, the Japanese carmaker said in a statement Tuesday.

Nissan CEO Ivan Espinosa at a news conference on July 15.

Photographer: Kiyoshi Ota/Bloomberg

The decision isn’t a surprise, given the facility had already been on a list of plants facing closure. But it’s a big move, and will have large implications for the local economy, as Nissan ...