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Nissan Weighs Sale of ¥100 Billion Yokohama HQ to Fund Overhaul

Selling the Yokohama complex is designed to fund cuts of 20,000 jobs to shutter seven factories under Ivan Espinosa's multibillion-yen turnaround plan.

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Overview

  • Nissan has listed its Yokohama headquarters for potential sale by March 2026 with an estimated value of over ¥100 billion ($700 million).
  • The Re:Nissan plan under CEO Ivan Espinosa includes cutting about 15% of the workforce (20,000 jobs) and closing seven of its 17 factories worldwide.
  • The automaker reported a net loss of ¥670 billion ($4.5 billion) for the fiscal year ending March 2025 and anticipates ¥60 billion ($420 million) in restructuring costs this year.
  • Nissan aims to reduce fixed costs by ¥500 billion ($3.5 billion) by March 2027 through supplier deal renegotiations and other expense controls.
  • It has halted a planned $1.1 billion EV factory in Japan and formed a 300-member transformation office to identify further savings.