Overview

• North Bay Nissan in Petaluma and Vallejo Nissan permanently ceased operations on July 25 with customers redirected to the Vacaville franchise and nearby service centers in Santa Rosa and Napa.
• Both outlets were independently owned franchises rather than company-operated locations, underscoring how Nissan’s financial crisis has rippled through its dealer network.
• The closures come after Nissan posted a $4.5 billion fiscal loss through March and announced in May that it would eliminate roughly 15% of its global workforce, or about 20,000 jobs.
• Nissan has confirmed it will shutter the Civac and COMPAS plants in Mexico by 2027 and end production at the Oppama factory in Japan by March 2028 as part of its operational overhaul.
• Merger negotiations with Mitsubishi and Honda fell through in February, leading Nissan to abandon alliance plans and pursue an independent turnaround strategy.