Nissan to shut down CIVAC facility in Mexico

MANILA: After around six decades of creating Nissan vehicles for Mexico and other markets, the Nissan CIVAC facility in Cuernavaca will be shut down. 

Part of the Re:Nissan recovery plan, the company will cease operations in the aforementioned manufacturing complex and is set to consolidate vehicle production in Mexico to the Aguascalientes Plant within the fiscal year 2025 (ending March 2026).

In a statement, Nissan shared that the transition would integrate the manufacturing of both current and future models in Aguascalientes — leveraging its advanced, state-of-the-art equipment to drive production and logistics efficiencies while supporting sustainable growth.

To note, the CIVAC Plant is the marque’s first expansion outside of Japan — commencing operations in 1966. This facility has already produced more than 6.5 million vehicles. Currently, the production of vehicles at the said complex represents 11 percent of total Nissan’s production in Mexico.

“For over 60 years, Nissan Mexicana has built a strong and trusted relationship with its stakeholders in Mexico, earning global recognition as one of the company’s flagship operations. Today, we have made the difficult but necessary decision that will allow us to become more efficient, more competitive, and more sustainable,” Nissan Chief Executive Officer Ivan Espinosa said.

“Throughout this transition, we remain deeply appreciative of the invaluable contributions made by our collaborators at the CIVAC Plant. Their dedication over the years has been instrumental to our success. I take this opportunity to reaffirm our commitment to our employees, customers, and to Mexico, which remains a strategic pillar for our company,” he added.

Those that are being produced in the said plant that will soon be transferred to Aguascalientes are:

• NP300
• Frontier
• Versa

Per Nissan, its arm in Mexico is advancing the consolidation of its manufacturing operations “to ensure long-term market resilience and performance—laying the foundation for continued success over the next 60 years and beyond.”

The related costs of this consolidation are under assessment.

Earlier, Nissan also announced the closure of the factory in Oppama, Kanagawa.

To recall, Nissan aims to reduce its global production capacity from 3.5 million units (excluding China) to 2.5 million units, while maintaining a plant utilization rate of around 100 percent. With that, the firm is considering reducing its production sites from 17 to 10.

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