Overview
- Nissan has canceled its electric-vehicle program for Canton, Mississippi, and will supply U.S. buyers with imported models such as the new Leaf.
- The Canton plant will expand production of gasoline cars as the company pivots resources away from a U.S. EV lineup that had been planned for later this decade.
- In the U.K., Nissan will close one of two production lines at Sunderland in the second half of 2026 and move output to the remaining line running three shifts with no production job losses.
- Sunderland will keep building the Leaf and is planned to add an electric Juke in 2027 followed by an electric Qashqai, extending the site’s EV range.
- Nissan has opened talks to cut about 10% of European staff under its RE:Nissan plan and is discussing leasing freed capacity, with the BBC reporting Chery as a potential user after its move into the former Nissan site in Barcelona.