Nissan Plans Job, Output Cuts at US Vehicle Assembly Plants (1)

Nissan Motor Co. is eliminating a work shift at two US vehicle assembly plants and trimming its hourly staff via buyouts, a downsizing to align its output with lower sales volumes as it mulls a possible sale to Honda Motor Co.

The Yokohama-based automaker said Wednesday it will move to a single shift from mid-April at one production line in each of the factories, and seek an unspecified number of voluntary buyouts or early retirements.

“We’re responding to the needs of the market based on where we are today,” David Johnson, the company’s senior vice president in charge of US ...