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The Irish Sun
2 days ago
- Automotive
- The Irish Sun
Huge car brand recalls 120,000 vehicles over ‘risk of injury' – check if you're affected
A MOTOR giant is recalling over 120,000 vehicles after concerns were raised about a 'risk of injury'. The huge recall affects one of 3 Stellantis owns the iconic Chrysler brand Credit: Getty 3 The American NHTSA has slapped the car manufacturer with an urgent warning Credit: Reuters Chrysler's parent company, The NHTSA had warned that the brand's vehicles had head constraints which did not lock properly. Also, the NHTSA warned that there was an increased risk of injury to 'seat occupants' during a crash. Read More on Motor News The Sun has contacted both Neither has confirmed which models will be affected by the recall now being rolled out across America. Chrysler itself was founded in 1925 and has become one of the most famous American carmakers in the world. Most read in Motors The brand was so successful that its former head, Walter Chrysler, commissioned the iconic Chrysler Building. Chrysler's Nissan's gloomy future The company reported losses of £2 billion in 2025, following Donald Trump's international tariff war. It experiences a six per cent decline in shipments across the globe, after Stellantis halted production in North America in April - shortly after the tariffs were announced. Antonio Filosa has vowed to "throw the kitchen sink" at restructuring the company though, as Chief Financial Officer Doug Ostermann told analysts that its losses could get worse before they get better. He said: "We'll see significantly more in the second half unless things change. "Given the current outlook, I would expect to see that figure probably double in the second half or more." The news comes after Japanese carmaker Nissan announced The car manufacturer is battling with rising costs, as well as Donald Trump's international tariff war. As it grapples with spiralling debt, the company has announced its global restructuring plan named Re: A spokesperson for Nissan said: 'Under Re:Nissan, Nissan is currently reviewing the integration and closure of some of its global production sites. "However, this process has not yet been concluded beyond the three sites that have been announced so far. "We are committed to maintaining transparency with our stakeholders and if any decisions are made, we will provide information at the appropriate time." 3 Stellantis is recalling 121,398 vehicles Credit: Alamy
Scottish Sun
2 days ago
- Automotive
- Scottish Sun
Huge car brand recalls 120,000 vehicles over ‘risk of injury' – check if you're affected
Click to share on X/Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) A MOTOR giant is recalling over 120,000 vehicles after concerns were raised about a 'risk of injury'. The huge recall affects one of the biggest car brands in the world and thousands of drivers are expected to be affected. Sign up for Scottish Sun newsletter Sign up 3 Stellantis owns the iconic Chrysler brand Credit: Getty 3 The American NHTSA has slapped the car manufacturer with an urgent warning Credit: Reuters Chrysler's parent company, Stellantis, issued the recall after receiving a warning from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). The NHTSA had warned that the brand's vehicles had head constraints which did not lock properly. Also, the NHTSA warned that there was an increased risk of injury to 'seat occupants' during a crash. Stellantis are now in the process of recalling a staggering 121,398. The Sun has contacted both Stellantis and the NHTSA for comment. Neither has confirmed which models will be affected by the recall now being rolled out across America. Stellantis was formed in 2021, when the French mega-giant PSA Group merged with Fiat Chrsyler Automobiles. Chrysler itself was founded in 1925 and has become one of the most famous American carmakers in the world. The brand was so successful that its former head, Walter Chrysler, commissioned the iconic Chrysler Building. Chrysler's current owner Stellantis is also the owner of Fiat, Peugeot, Citroën and Jeep. Nissan's gloomy future The company reported losses of £2 billion in 2025, following Donald Trump's international tariff war. Stellantis has claimed the US President's extortionate levies had cost it more than £260million. It experiences a six per cent decline in shipments across the globe, after Stellantis halted production in North America in April - shortly after the tariffs were announced. Antonio Filosa has vowed to "throw the kitchen sink" at restructuring the company though, as Chief Financial Officer Doug Ostermann told analysts that its losses could get worse before they get better. He said: "We'll see significantly more in the second half unless things change. "Given the current outlook, I would expect to see that figure probably double in the second half or more." The news comes after Japanese carmaker Nissan announced plans to shut down two of its huge plants. Nissan is closing its Civac plant in Morelos and the Cooperation Manufacturing Plant Aguascalientes - putting thousands of jobs at risk. The car manufacturer is battling with rising costs, as well as Donald Trump's international tariff war. As it grapples with spiralling debt, the company has announced its global restructuring plan named Re:Nissan. A spokesperson for Nissan said: 'Under Re:Nissan, Nissan is currently reviewing the integration and closure of some of its global production sites. "However, this process has not yet been concluded beyond the three sites that have been announced so far. "We are committed to maintaining transparency with our stakeholders and if any decisions are made, we will provide information at the appropriate time."
The Irish Sun
3 days ago
- Automotive
- The Irish Sun
Crisis-hit car brand ‘to close another two major plants' – days after shutting flagship factory with 2,400 workers
A STRUGGLING car brand will reportedly close another two major plants - days after shutting a flagship factory. The brand is planning to close 3 A major car brand is closing several of its production plants Credit: Getty 3 Two plants will be closed in Mexico Credit: Getty The company launched its Re:Nissan initiative, in which it is earmarking factories across the world for closure. Now, according to Read More on Car News Both factories are set to close by 2027, putting thousands of jobs at risk. The Civac plant has been producing cars since 1966 and was the very first international manufacturing site that It currently produces the South American version of the Frontier, the N18 Versa and the Mexico-only V-Drive. Meanwhile, COMPAS was only opened 10 years ago as a collaboration between Mercedes-Benz and Most read in Motors The plant produced the Mercedes GLB in 2019, the Infiniti QX50 in 2017, and the QX55 in 2021 - all of which are set to end production. The Sun have approached Nissan for comment about the closure. Final days for Nissan drivers to claim $5k from 'defect' settlement – you can get multiple payouts by filling in form The news comes after Nissan closed its flagship factory in the Kanagawa Prefecture south of Tokyo. The factory will close at the end of the 2027 fiscal year in March 2028. Over 2400 jobs will be lost in the closure, which Nissan says was a 'touch but necessary decision'. Chief Executive Ivan Espinosa said: 'I believe it's a vital step toward overcoming our current challenges and building a sustainable future. 'The world is changing by the minute.' The car manufacturer is planning to reduce its 17 plants down to just 10. Nissan has been battling with falling vehicle sales in China, huge restructuring costs and US President Donald Trump's international tariff war. Trump's tariffs have raised the cost of importing vehicles, causing car sales of many different brands to nosedive across the world. 3 Nissan is closing 7 of its 17 plants Credit: PA
Scottish Sun
3 days ago
- Automotive
- Scottish Sun
Crisis-hit car brand ‘to close another two major plants' – days after shutting flagship factory with 2,400 workers
The brand says that closing its flagship plant was a 'tough' decision SHARP TURN Crisis-hit car brand 'to close another two major plants' – days after shutting flagship factory with 2,400 workers A STRUGGLING car brand will reportedly close another two major plants - days after shutting a flagship factory. The brand is planning to close the plants down as part of its huge global restructuring plan. Advertisement 3 A major car brand is closing several of its production plants Credit: Getty 3 Two plants will be closed in Mexico Credit: Getty Nissan has been battling with rising debt and manufacturing in recent years, forcing the company to desperately re-evaluate its business strategy. The company launched its Re:Nissan initiative, in which it is earmarking factories across the world for closure. Now, according to Automotive News,, Nissan is has earmarked two factories in Mexico for closure. Nissan is planning to close its Civac plant in Morelos and the Cooperation Manufacturing Plant Aguascalientes (COMPAS) plant in Aguascalientes. Advertisement Both factories are set to close by 2027, putting thousands of jobs at risk. The Civac plant has been producing cars since 1966 and was the very first international manufacturing site that Nissan ever owned. It currently produces the South American version of the Frontier, the N18 Versa and the Mexico-only V-Drive. Meanwhile, COMPAS was only opened 10 years ago as a collaboration between Mercedes-Benz and Nissan. Advertisement The plant produced the Mercedes GLB in 2019, the Infiniti QX50 in 2017, and the QX55 in 2021 - all of which are set to end production. The Sun have approached Nissan for comment about the closure. Final days for Nissan drivers to claim $5k from 'defect' settlement – you can get multiple payouts by filling in form The news comes after Nissan closed its flagship factory in the Kanagawa Prefecture south of Tokyo. The factory will close at the end of the 2027 fiscal year in March 2028. Advertisement Over 2400 jobs will be lost in the closure, which Nissan says was a 'touch but necessary decision'. Chief Executive Ivan Espinosa said: 'I believe it's a vital step toward overcoming our current challenges and building a sustainable future. 'The world is changing by the minute.' The car manufacturer is planning to reduce its 17 plants down to just 10. Advertisement Nissan has been battling with falling vehicle sales in China, huge restructuring costs and US President Donald Trump's international tariff war. Trump's tariffs have raised the cost of importing vehicles, causing car sales of many different brands to nosedive across the world.
Miami Herald
3 days ago
- Automotive
- Miami Herald
Nissan Plans to Shutter Mexican Factories in Cost-Cutting Move
According to a new report from Automotive News, Japanese automotive powerhouse Nissan is planning to reduce its manufacturing capacity in Mexico next year by shuttering two of its plants, including one that was opened as a joint venture with German luxury automaker Mercedes-Benz. Per two sources, Nissan is expected to shut down the Civac plant in Jiutepec, Mexico, no later than March 2027, at the end of its 2026-2027 fiscal year. Like other Japanese automakers, Nissan follows a traditional fiscal year pattern known as nendo (年度), which runs from April 1 to March 31 the following year. In addition, Nissan is reportedly set to end its joint venture with Mercedes on crossover production at the 2.37 million-square-foot COMPAS factory in Aguascalientes, Mexico. According to AutoForecast Solutions, Nissan will end production of two Infiniti crossovers at the plant later this year, while Mercedes will halt GLB production during the first quarter of 2026. Like the soon-to-be-shuttered Oppama plant in Japan, the 4.4-million-square-foot CIVAC factory has some historical provenance with Nissan. The Jiutepec, Mexico, facility has been making cars in Mexico since 1966, just five years after it arrived in the market. In 1972, Nissan started exporting vehicles from Civac, and in the decades since, it has built more than 6 million vehicles and created thousands of jobs in the region. Currently, Nissan produces the Navara and Latin America-market Frontier pickup trucks at the plant. However, data from AutoForecast Solutions shows that the plant is running at less than a third of its capacity, as it made just 80,000 pickups there last year. In 2025, Nissan plans to build 57,000, only a fraction of the 294,000 units it pumped out in 2016. Though the CIVAC plant was its first manufacturing plant outside Japan, according to one of the sources who spoke with Automotive News, the nearly 60-year-old plant is outdated and no longer cost-effective to operate. Another source told AutoNews that the automaker will consolidate production at the plant to two company-owned factories in Aguascalientes. The news of another potential shuttered historical Nissan plant comes on the heels of the announcement of the fate of the historic Oppama plant in Japan, which has been officially declared closed as part of the Re:Nissan restructuring and corporate austerity plan. The plant outside Tokyo has operated since 1961 as Nissan's central facility in Japan and employs about 2,400 employees. However, in a statement dated July 15, the Japanese carmaker said it will cease production by March 2028, at the end of the fiscal year 2027. As part of the Re:Nissan plan, the automaker is expected to shut down seven of its factories and reduce its bloated manufacturing capacity by nearly 30 percent to 2.5 million vehicles by the 2027 fiscal year. Plants in Japan, India, Argentina, Thailand, and South Africa are also expected to close. In a statement to AutoNews, Nissan spokesperson Brian Brockman said the moves aren't final just yet. "However, this process has not yet been concluded," Brockman said. "If any decisions are made, we will provide information at the appropriate time." Over the years, the CIVAC plant has produced many significant Nissan models, including the Datsun Bluebird, the Versa, the Sentra, the B13 Sentra-based Tsuru, and even the Nissan NV200 Taxi, which was made for a New York City pilot project. While this move comes as the Re:Nissan plan seeks to eliminate its unprofitable corners, it comes at the same time as the Trump administration lays down its tariffs on imported cars. As I mentioned previously, Nissan must overcome more than low sales and a bloated production capacity to save itself; it still has to play ball in its largest market, the United States. The Trump administration has currently imposed a 25% tariff on cars made in Mexico and has threatened to raise tariffs to 30% starting August 1. In response to these tariffs, Nissan has paused production of less profitable trims of the Sentra and Kicks for the U.S. market and plans to discontinue U.S. sales of the Versa next year. Copyright 2025 The Arena Group, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
