The Ebro EV Motors factory in the Zona Franca industrial park has hired the last 48 workers who were eligible to be rehired following the closure of the former Nissan plant at the same location. The company therefore considers all commitments stemming from the reindustrialization agreement reached to relocate the employees to other jobs to be fulfilled. fired by the Japanese manufacturer four years ago

Nissan has unveiled the sixth generation of the Micra, its B-segment utility vehicle, with which it hopes to conquer the European market. With this goal, Nissan has attempted to repeat the successful formula that worked for it in the past, with an elegant body reminiscent of the third-generation Micra, which was on sale from 2002 to 2010 and was the last major model. hit Japanese trade in Europe. 

Dongfeng has been Nissan's strategic partner in China for several years now, and through this collaboration agreement, Nissan has produced highly successful electric vehicles in the Asian giant. This is the case with the new N7, an electric sedan with over 600 kilometers of range and a price of €24,000. It is already a sales success in China, with over 10,000 units sold during the vehicle's first few months on the market and already boasting a long waiting list of interested customers.

The GT-R is Nissan's flagship model, a high-performance sports car capable of competing with many Ferrari, Lamborghini or McLaren models at a much lower price thanks to its 570 hp V6 engine, which in Some special editions reached over 600 hp. power, and in its all-wheel drive system. The spectacular Nissan GT-R stopped selling in Europe in 2022 due to the restrictive European regulations on noise pollution, which will mean that starting next year, no new vehicle will be able to exceed the 68 dB threshold if they want to be approved for European markets. This will force sports car manufacturers to look for new solutions to adjust the noise of their engines and exhaust pipes.

Japanese automaker Nissan plans to lay off around 10,000 workers, in addition to those already announced as part of its restructuring process, which will result in a reduction of approximately 20,000 employees or around 15% of its global workforce, the company announced this week. The reason is that the Japanese automotive industry is facing a situation that could redefine its future: overwhelming competition from Chinese electric vehicle manufacturers. While China accelerates production with more affordable models and leading technology, Japanese brands are torn between their historical commitment to hybrids and the need to adapt to a future increasingly dominated by total electrification. In this global struggle, Japan's success or stagnation could depend on how quickly it abandons its conservative strategy and assumes the risks of a radical transformation.

Japanese automaker Nissan plans to lay off approximately 10,000 workers, in addition to those already announced as part of its restructuring process, which will entail a reduction of approximately 20,000 employees or around 15% of its global workforce, according to a report on Monday by Japanese public broadcaster NHK. Asked by Efe about the veracity of this information, the automaker declined to comment, claiming that it was not an official announcement.

The merger process between Honda and Nissan is the big series of the year in the automotive world and the star topic in the economic and business news of Japan. After both brands signed and announced the start of negotiations for the merger between Honda and Nissan with a schedule and process indicators agreed between both parties and with the approval of the Japanese government - which considers this operation strategic for its own economy - the process has ended up cooling down due to Nissan's current situation and the current will of Nissan.

Nissan's reindustrialisation table, which has to decide which companies will occupy the three plants that the company will leave in Catalonia this December, has already prepared the new roadmap in a meeting held this Friday after the Chinese company Great Wall Motor ruled out further negotiations to settle in the Zona Franca plant. Instead, an electromobility hub, led by the Catalan company QEV, is expected to take over much of this plant, while the rest would be used by industrial storage company Mecalux, which was on the waiting list, or any of the logistics companies that have submitted a bid. These include Australian real estate company Goodman or the tandem formed by the Port of Barcelona and Merlin Properties. Nissan's committee, however, have insisted via a press release after the meeting that they must look for industrial projects and not logistics to ensure greater job stability.

The future of Nissan's plants has become considerably bleaker. ARA has learnt Chinese car manufacturer Great Wall Motor (GWM) has definitively left negotiations to take over the Zona Franca plant, which is to close in a few days. It is the largest plant and employs about 2,500 workers. The Chinese company has already communicated its decision, which will be made official at the committee for the reindustrialization of the Nissan plant this Monday afternoon.

The Japanese car manufacturer Nissan will put an end to the production of vehicles in one of the two lines of the Zona Franca plant in Barcelona this Thursday, and it will close the other one on the 15th. Meanwhile, the workforce's future remains unclear, as negotiations for an industrial alternative that will occupy the Japanese company's facilities continue. Both the Spanish executive and the Generalitat are waiting for the Chinese Great Wall Motors (GWM) to answer the counterproposal they sent for the reindustrialization of the Nissan factory.

Nissan's reindustrialization committee, which has to decide which company will replace the automaker, has entered its last phase with only three months left before the three factories the Japanese brand has in Catalonia close definitively and leave 2,500 workers jobless.

While the deadline for Nissan's reindustrialisation committee to decide which company will occupy the three factories the Japanese car manufacturer will leave at the end of the year in Catalonia is coming to an end, a new company has applied to move into the plants that will be left empty: Zona Franca, Montcada i Reixac and Sant Andreu de la Barca. This is the Belgian group specialising in automotive components Punch, which has specified its plans for the future to occupy the three facilities: to manufacture 46,100 hydrogen, electric and diesel vehicles in 2025 and reach 75,600 by 2030. In addition, the company expects to obtain patents for the Nissan's Navara pick-up truck to upgrade it to a hydrogen-powered combustion vehicle. At the same time, it plans to manufacture electric vehicles for the taxi sector based on the e-NV200 van, also from the Japanese company, and to develop its own brand of electric scooters produced in Barcelona.

Of the 35 projects that, according to the unions, have neem put forward for the reindustrialisation of Nissan, 17 have already submitted all the required documentation to be candidates to occupy one of the three factories that the Japanese carmaker will leave in Catalonia. The reindustrialisation committee confirmed the information after meeting. At least three of these projects are of such a magnitude that they would occupy the entire factory that Nissan has in the Zona Franca in Barcelona (which at over 2,000 workers drew most of the workforce) and would give work to all the current workforce and could even expand it. These are the South Korean LG Chem, which wants to set up a battery production plant, and two electric vehicle companies, one of them American.

The Swedish manufacturer of electric trucks and vans Inzile is a new contender to occupy the facilities that Nissan will vacate in Barcelona's Free Zone when it closes its Catalan plants next December. Inzile sees the Zona Franca as a good option to enter the southern European markets.