
Core Viewpoint - Nissan Motor is facing a continuous loss crisis, reporting a significant decline in sales and a net operating loss for the first quarter of the fiscal year 2025 [1][2]. Group 1: Financial Performance - In the first quarter of fiscal year 2025 (April 1, 2025 - June 30, 2025), Nissan's global retail sales reached 707,000 units, a year-on-year decrease of 10.1% [1]. - The net sales amounted to 2.7 trillion yen, down 9.7%, and the operating loss was 79.1 billion yen, marking the first loss in the first quarter since 2020 [1]. - For the previous fiscal year, Nissan reported global sales of 3.346 million units and a net loss of 670.9 billion yen [2]. Group 2: Future Outlook - Nissan has adjusted its semi-annual forecast, expecting net sales of 5.5 trillion yen and a loss of 180 billion yen for the second quarter (July-September 2025), indicating no improvement in sales and profits compared to the first quarter [2]. - Despite the adjustments, the company maintains its annual sales forecast at 12.5 trillion yen [3]. Group 3: Production Capacity Reduction - Nissan is implementing a strategy to reduce production capacity by 20% by the fiscal year 2026, aiming to cut global production from 3.5 million units to 2.5 million units [3]. - The company plans to consolidate production from the CIVAC plant to the Aguascalientes facility in Mexico, with the CIVAC plant set to cease operations by the end of fiscal year 2025 [3]. - Additionally, Nissan's Yokosuka plant in Kanagawa, Japan, will end vehicle production by the end of fiscal year 2027, with production shifting to its subsidiary Nissan Motor Kyushu [3]. Group 4: Market Position - In the recently released Fortune Global 500 list, Nissan's ranking dropped from 136 to 150 [4].