SMYRNA, Tenn. (WSMV) – After announcing a merger last month with rival automaker, Honda, Nissan is now saying it will reduce production and cut thousands of jobs to its plants across the globe.

This includes both production sites in Tennessee.

At Nissan’s plant in Smyrna, one production line will continue to maintain two shifts, while the other line will be consolidated into one shift, the company said.

While at the Decherd plant, some shifts will be maintained while others will be reduced by one shift. Nissan said the adjustments will be gradual at Decherd.

The Nissan Murano, Pathfinder, and Rogue sport-utility vehicles, as well as the Infiniti QX60 luxury model, are produced in Smyrna, while Nissan engines are put together in Decherd.

Nissan offered this explanation for the changes:

“Nissan is taking measures to ensure that we align our production to meet the needs of the market and customers, ensuring competitiveness and offering strong value with our vehicles. These actions include changing shift patterns at our U.S. facilities to match production volumes with market demand. To that end, Nissan is offering certain hourly U.S.-based manufacturing employees a voluntary separation package in FY25.”

The moves come after the automaker announced a merger with rival Honda in December, which was followed by a quarterly loss attributed to declining sales and too much inventory.

The merger with Honda is set to be complete in 2026.

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