Nissan cuts N. American design team
Nissan Motor Company sees it necessary to revamp its design hubs in the United States as a way to improve efficiency in designing new models and Nissan parts and at the same time slash off a chunk in the Nissan Design America’s expenses, the Japanese automaker said Wednesday in The Detroit News.
The Nissan Design America, Inc. can expect to lose about 12 to 100 posts via the company’s voluntary buyout offers. It was stated in the Michigan paper that Nissan is zeroing in on designers, quality designers, and color designers as 33 individuals from these posts will be eliminated. Modelers and administrative staff of the Nissan Design America, however, will not be affected by the planned cut. Most likely, the bigger design unit based in San Diego, California will receive the biggest cut than the Farmington Hills, Michigan design hub.
Source: The Detroit News via Marketwatch.