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Yahoo
19 hours ago
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2 arrested during Sumner County traffic stop, authorities seize fentanyl
SUMNER COUNTY, Tenn. (WKRN) — Two people were arrested after the Sumner County Sheriff's Office conducted a traffic stop Sunday. Teen allegedly stabs father after dad shot the family dog 'for killing chickens' The Sumner County Sheriff's Office reported that a deputy stopped a Nissan Altima traveling below the speed limit around midnight Monday and discovered that the driver — identified as Karen Harris — was sweating heavily. The passenger — identified as Christopher Dodd — had dilated pupils, Sumner County authorities said. When Harris stepped out of the vehicle, Sumner County officials said that drug paraphernalia fell from beneath him. When Dodd tried to leave the vehicle, he reached for his pockets; deputies discovered fentanyl in Dodd's pockets. Black bear found dead in Sumner County Additionally, a search of the Altima yielded about an ounce of cocaine in the driver's side door and a digital scale 'with residue' in the center console. Harris was apprehended and transported to booking on new charges and active warrants out of Metro Nashville. Dodd was cited for fentanyl possession, Sumner County officials said. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
a day ago
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Florida Highway Patrol seeks hit-and-run suspect in Escambia County (photo)
ESCAMBIA COUNTY, Fla. (WKRG) — Florida state troopers are searching for a man they said hit a motorcycle and fled the scene. Escambia County woman seriously injured in crash According to the , officers were called to a crash on Blue Angel Parkway and Longleaf Creek around 4 p.m. on May 30. LOCATION: When officers arrived, they found that the driver of a Nissan Altima had hit the rear left side of a motorcycle, which then caused the motorcycle to hit the right rear corner of a Nissan Rogue, according to an FHP crash report. The driver of the Altima then allegedly continued south, causing a second collision where it hit the rear left corner of the Rogue. FHP officials said the driver of the Altima then fled from the scene, eventually abandoning the car at a Circle K gas station on Mobile Highway. The motorcyclist was seriously injured in the crash. Florida Department of Transportation completes $9 million street safety and resurfacing project in Escambia County Anyone with information can contact FHP by dialing *347. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Business Times
6 days ago
- Automotive
- Business Times
Factory that symbolised Nissan's rise may become victim of its decline
[YOKOSUKA, Japan] When Nissan's Oppama plant opened in 1961, it was one of Japan's first large-scale auto factories and a symbol of the company's global ambitions. Sixty-four years and millions of cars later, the storied plant now faces possible closure as Nissan sinks deeper into crisis. New chief executive Ivan Espinosa unveiled sweeping cost cuts this month that included plans to shed 15 per cent of the global workforce and close seven factories worldwide. Battered by declining sales in the United States and China, Nissan faces a mountain of debt repayment and is scrambling to upgrade its ageing line-up of vehicles. The Japanese automaker hasn't said which of its 17 plants will be closed. Reuters reported this month that Oppama, in the port city of Yokosuka south of Tokyo, was being considered, as was another, smaller plant in Japan. Factories in South Africa, India, Argentina and Mexico could also be closed, Reuters has reported. 'There won't be any big companies left,' said Kunito Watanabe, a longtime Yokosuka resident who has already seen supermarkets and a major bank close their doors. BT in your inbox Start and end each day with the latest news stories and analyses delivered straight to your inbox. Sign Up Sign Up Watanabe said he worked for a small trucking company and business was dependent on the Oppama plant. 'As long as they are making cars here, we're okay. But if that stops, my company will shut down.' Shuttering Oppama, long dubbed Nissan's 'mother factory', would be an almost incalculable blow for its 3,900 employees and their families, the city of Yokosuka, and Japan itself. Once the world leader in everything from chips to TVs and stereos, Japan is no longer dominant in electronics and semiconductors, making it more reliant on an auto industry increasingly threatened by Tesla and Chinese EV makers. Nissan's willingness to cut jobs at home is the latest sign that the lifetime-employment social contract that governed Japan's postwar era is slowly unravelling. Naval airfield Built on the site of a former Japanese naval airfield and roughly the size of more than 200 soccer fields, the Oppama factory includes a research centre, a test-drive course and a shipping hub. It was the birthplace of the Leaf, Nissan's first mass-market EV, which was launched in 2010. Production of that car, the world's top-selling EV model for years until it was eclipsed by Tesla, has since been moved to Tochigi, a refurbished plant that is not being considered for closure. Oppama used to produce the Bluebird, once one of Nissan's best known cars and sold as the Altima in the United States. Now it makes the smaller Note and Aura models. Nissan is Yokosuka's top employer and one of the city's major taxpayers, local officials said, making it an essential part of life in the city of 370,000 people. The factory represents Yokosuka's transition from a military to civilian economy during the post-war years. The US Navy still has a base in the city and the shipbuilding arm of Sumitomo Heavy Industries has a plant, although it has stopped taking new orders, according to its parent company. 'As Nissan grew and developed, the surrounding area developed as well,' said Kenji Muramatsu, a Yokosuka municipal official. 'The entire town was essentially built around the Oppama factory.' In the boom years of the early 1990s, new cars streamed off the production lines and the streets around Yokosuka were jammed with the vehicles of Nissan employees heading to and from work, Muramatsu recalled. Today, the area around the local train station is a mix of slightly shabby and shuttered low-rise buildings that are slated to be demolished for redevelopment. During Nissan's heyday, Yokosuka became known as one of several 'motor cities' in Japan. It was also home to a plant of a Toyota Group company which closed in 2000 and another Nissan plant, which shut in 2010. Workers at Nissan's Oppama plant in Yokosuka, Japan, May 23, 2025. PHOTO: REUTERS Typically, when Japanese factories close, workers are reassigned to other plants. Nissan is now offering early retirement to some employees. Hard time One Oppama worker, who spoke to Reuters on condition of anonymity, said Nissan had been asking for volunteers to take early retirement packages, focusing its attention on employees in administrative roles rather than on production lines. If the plant is closed, those who keep their jobs will potentially face the hard choice of living apart from their families or uprooting their households from Yokosuka, said the worker, who was in their 50s and had only ever worked for Nissan. A worker at Nissan's Oppama plant in Yokosuka, Japan, May 23, 2025. PHOTO: REUTERS Kaoru Takahashi first worked at the plant more than 40 years ago when she was still a teenager. In her twenties, she did another stint, removing rust spots from car bodies during production. She no longer works there, but said she knows people who do. 'I feel really bad for the workers who have families and children, who bought houses and have mortgages to pay,' she said. 'Subcontractors will also have a hard time,' she added, rattling off the sorts of service workers reliant on the factory for their livelihoods: rubbish collectors, cafeteria workers, cleaners. Akio Kamataki, 72, runs a bustling 'tachinomiya' (standing bar) near the station. It has been in business at the same spot since 1925, first as a ceramics shop and later as a general store. Kamataki likes to quip it is older than Nissan. 'The Oppama factory is a source of pride' for locals, he said. 'I still buy Nissan cars and I like them. I haven't driven other brands recently, but I like Nissan's brakes - the way they respond.' Decades ago, the Oppama plant would be mentioned in elementary school textbooks, he said. Kamataki had expected to close down for good in March because of the redevelopment project around the station area. But the project has since been pushed back. 'Now I wonder which will close first,' he said, with a grim laugh. 'The Nissan plant or my bar.' REUTERS
Yahoo
6 days ago
- Automotive
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Factory that symbolised Nissan's rise may become victim of its decline
By Daniel Leussink YOKOSUKA, Japan (Reuters) -When Nissan's Oppama plant opened in 1961, it was one of Japan's first large-scale auto factories and a symbol of the company's global ambitions. Sixty-four years and millions of cars later, the storied plant now faces possible closure as Nissan sinks deeper into crisis. New Chief Executive Ivan Espinosa unveiled sweeping cost cuts this month that included plans to shed 15% of the global workforce and close seven factories worldwide. Battered by declining sales in the United States and China, Nissan faces a mountain of debt repayment and is scrambling to upgrade its ageing line-up of vehicles. The Japanese automaker hasn't said which of its 17 plants will be closed. Reuters reported this month that Oppama, in the port city of Yokosuka south of Tokyo, was being considered, as was another, smaller plant in Japan. Factories in South Africa, India, Argentina and Mexico could also be closed, Reuters has reported. "There won't be any big companies left," said Kunito Watanabe, a longtime Yokosuka resident who has already seen supermarkets and a major bank close their doors. Watanabe said he worked for a small trucking company and business was dependent on the Oppama plant. "As long as they are making cars here, we're okay. But if that stops, my company will shut down." Shuttering Oppama, long dubbed Nissan's "mother factory", would be an almost incalculable blow for its 3,900 employees and their families, the city of Yokosuka, and Japan itself. Once the world leader in everything from chips to TVs and stereos, Japan is no longer dominant in electronics and semiconductors, making it more reliant on an auto industry increasingly threatened by Tesla and Chinese EV makers. Nissan's willingness to cut jobs at home is the latest sign that the lifetime-employment social contract that governed Japan's postwar era is slowly unravelling. NAVAL AIRFIELD Built on the site of a former Japanese naval airfield and roughly the size of more than 200 soccer fields, the Oppama factory includes a research centre, a test-drive course and a shipping hub. It was the birthplace of the Leaf, Nissan's first mass-market EV, which was launched in 2010. Production of that car, the world's top-selling EV model for years until it was eclipsed by Tesla, has since been moved to Tochigi, a refurbished plant that is not being considered for closure. Oppama used to produce the Bluebird, once one of Nissan's best known cars and sold as the Altima in the United States. Now it makes the smaller Note and Aura models. Nissan is Yokosuka's top employer and one of the city's major taxpayers, local officials said, making it an essential part of life in the city of 370,000 people. The factory represents Yokosuka's transition from a military to civilian economy during the post-war years. The U.S. Navy still has a base in the city and the shipbuilding arm of Sumitomo Heavy Industries has a plant, although it has stopped taking new orders, according to its parent company. "As Nissan grew and developed, the surrounding area developed as well," said Kenji Muramatsu, a Yokosuka municipal official. "The entire town was essentially built around the Oppama factory." In the boom years of the early 1990s, new cars streamed off the production lines and the streets around Yokosuka were jammed with the vehicles of Nissan employees heading to and from work, Muramatsu recalled. Today, the area around the local train station is a mix of slightly shabby and shuttered low-rise buildings that are slated to be demolished for redevelopment. During Nissan's heyday, Yokosuka became known as one of several "motor cities" in Japan. It was also home to a plant of a Toyota Group company which closed in 2000 and another Nissan plant, which shut in 2010. Typically, when Japanese factories close, workers are reassigned to other plants. Nissan is now offering early retirement to some employees. HARD TIME One Oppama worker, who spoke to Reuters on condition of anonymity, said Nissan had been asking for volunteers to take early retirement packages, focusing its attention on employees in administrative roles rather than on production lines. If the plant is closed, those who keep their jobs will potentially face the hard choice of living apart from their families or uprooting their households from Yokosuka, said the worker, who was in their 50s and had only ever worked for Nissan. Kaoru Takahashi first worked at the plant more than 40 years ago when she was still a teenager. In her twenties, she did another stint, removing rust spots from car bodies during production. She no longer works there, but said she knows people who do. "I feel really bad for the workers who have families and children, who bought houses and have mortgages to pay," she said. "Subcontractors will also have a hard time," she added, rattling off the sorts of service workers reliant on the factory for their livelihoods: rubbish collectors, cafeteria workers, cleaners. Akio Kamataki, 72, runs a bustling "tachinomiya" (standing bar) near the station. It has been in business at the same spot since 1925, first as a ceramics shop and later as a general store. Kamataki likes to quip it is older than Nissan. "The Oppama factory is a source of pride" for locals, he said. "I still buy Nissan cars and I like them. I haven't driven other brands recently, but I like Nissan's brakes - the way they respond." Decades ago, the Oppama plant would be mentioned in elementary school textbooks, he said. Kamataki had expected to close down for good in March because of the redevelopment project around the station area. But the project has since been pushed back. "Now I wonder which will close first," he said, with a grim laugh. "The Nissan plant or my bar." Sign in to access your portfolio
Car and Driver
14-05-2025
- Automotive
- Car and Driver
Nissan Sentra Production May Move from Mexico to the U.S. to Dodge Tariffs
Nissan is considering moving production of the Sentra from Mexico to the United States to avoid tariffs, per a report today by Automotive News. Citing an unnamed Nissan supplier, the AN report claims the popular compact sedan could be built at the automaker's factory in Mississippi. The Sentra is currently the second-best-selling Nissan in America, but President Trump's tariffs could cause its affordable price to go up. The 2025 Nissan Sentra is a compact sedan with an affordable price that currently starts under $23,000. However, it's also built at Nissan's assembly plant in Aguascalientes, Mexico, which means models sold in the United States are subject to a 25 percent tariff under the Trump administration's current rules. To avoid those tariffs, Nissan is reportedly considering moving Sentra production from Mexico to the U.S., according to Automotive News. The report today by AN claims that an unnamed Nissan supplier spilled the beans on the situation; the struggling automaker has not officially announced it. The potential move would see Sentra production moved to Nissan's reportedly underused factory in Canton, Mississippi, which is where the Altima sedan and Frontier pickup truck are currently built. Car and Driver reached out to Nissan for comment on the report, and a spokesperson shared this statement: "We regularly evaluate our industrial strategy with supplier partners based on market requirements. We've made no changes to our plan." Nissan Still, while plans to move production of the Sentra from Mexico to the U.S. are unconfirmed, it sounds plausible due to Nissan's ongoing financial turmoil. Not only that, but earlier this week, Honda officially announced a similar move with its decision to build more CR-Vs at its two U.S. factories, though a Honda spokesperson said CR-Vs will continue to be built at the plant in Ontario, Canada. The Sentra is an important car to Nissan because it's currently the second-biggest-selling model in America, behind only the Rogue compact SUV. As of last month, Nissan had sold more than 54,000 copies in the U.S. (a 34 percent increase compared with the same time a year before). As tariffs threaten to increase new-car prices, many people look for inexpensive options such as the Sentra, so Nissan surely wants to keep its cost of entry as low as possible. Eric Stafford Managing Editor, News Eric Stafford's automobile addiction began before he could walk, and it has fueled his passion to write news, reviews, and more for Car and Driver since 2016. His aspiration growing up was to become a millionaire with a Jay Leno–like car collection. Apparently, getting rich is harder than social-media influencers make it seem, so he avoided financial success entirely to become an automotive journalist and drive new cars for a living. After earning a journalism degree at Central Michigan University and working at a daily newspaper, the years of basically burning money on failed project cars and lemon-flavored jalopies finally paid off when Car and Driver hired him. His garage currently includes a 2010 Acura RDX, a manual '97 Chevy Camaro Z/28, and a '90 Honda CRX Si. Read full bio
