Nissan cuts car production at 2 plants

Nissan will cut production at two of its four domestic assembly plants as sales in its home market have plunged on a lack of new models.

Nissan Motor, Japan's second- largest automaker, said it cut production at two of its four domestic assembly plants as sales in its home market have plunged on a lack of new models.

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Nissan stopped one shift at its Oppama factory in Kanagawa, near Tokyo in April, and reduced the working time at its Tochigi plant, north of Tokyo, said Kiyoshi Ariga, a Nissan spokesman.

Carlos Ghosn, Nissan's chief executive officer, has failed to stem an eight-month drop in domestic sales. The Tokyo-based automaker's sales excluding minicars have dropped 18 per cent compared with a 3.