Nissan to cut Rogue SUV production in Japan due to US tariff impact

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Tue, Apr 15, 2025, 4:17 AM 1 min read

Nissan is readying to alteration accumulation of its US model, the Rogue SUV, successful Japan from May to July 2025, successful effect to the US's caller import tariffs, reported Reuters citing a idiosyncratic acquainted with the matter.

Recently, US President Donald Trump imposed a 25% levy connected cars sold successful the US and built overseas. This determination has disrupted the planetary automotive proviso chain, with Nissan, arsenic Japan's third-largest carmaker, facing much vulnerability than immoderate of its competitors.

The institution plans to chopped Rogue SUV accumulation by 13,000 units astatine its Kyushu installation successful southwest Japan implicit the three-month period.

This simplification represents implicit 5th of the 62,000 Rogue vehicles sold successful the US during the archetypal 4th of the year.

Furthermore, employees astatine the Kyushu works volition look reduced moving hours from May done July.

Production volition beryllium halted connected definite days, though the works volition proceed operating with 2 shifts per day. The institution is expected to reassess its accumulation plans depending connected aboriginal tariff developments.

The Rogue SUV was Nissan’s top-selling exemplary successful the US successful 2024, with income nearing 246,000 units—more than a 4th of its full sales.

Earlier this month, Nissan reversed a erstwhile determination to trim output astatine its Smyrna plant, choosing to support 2 shifts for Rogue accumulation alternatively than scaling backmost to 1 displacement successful April arsenic initially planned.