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Evening Standard
Henry Saker-Clark

Nissan to shut seven factories and slash 20,000 jobs globally

Nissan has confirmed it will shut seven plants worldwide in the next two years (Ian Forsyth/PA) - (PA Archive)

Nissan has confirmed it will shut seven factories and cut 20,000 jobs globally in a bid to slash costs.

The Japanese car maker has said it will cut 11,000 more jobs than originally planned, having announced in November that it would axe 9,000 roles in a restructuring.

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