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Nissan South Africa is aiming to retrench hundreds of employees as it hasn't yet found a replacement vehicle for its NP200 bakkie, which will stop being produced at its Rosslyn plant in Pretoria next year.
"Nissan South Africa has now entered into a formal consultation phase to restructure the business, which could result in a reduction in the number of employees across the company.
"Nissan South Africa employs roughly 1 600 individuals. We expect around 400 staff to be affected; however, we cannot and should not pre-empt the result of the consultation process."
Nissan confirmed in August that it would halt production of the NP200 in March 2024. The company said in a statement on Monday that an immediate replacement model was initially planned to be built through "an alliance shared platform in Russia".
"However, the geopolitical situation in Russia meant this model was no longer viable due to significantly reduced volumes.
"Until our future plans are confirmed, the business will be operating at reduced production volumes and needs to act responsibly to maintain its long-term competitiveness and be ready to secure future opportunities."
The Rosslyn plant will continue manufacturing Nissan's flagship Navara model.
