Nissan to cut Japanese production of top-selling US model due to tariffs

Nissan will cut Japanese production of its top-selling US model, the Rogue SUV, from May-July, said a person familiar with the matter, becoming the latest global automaker to alter manufacturing plans in response to new US import tariffs.

- MAKI SHIRAKI

US President Donald Trump’s decision to slap a 25% levy on cars built overseas has upended the global automotive supply chain. Nissan, Japan's third-largest carmaker, is more exposed than some rivals. The United States is its top market, accounting for more than a quarter of the vehicles it sold last year, with many of those made in Japan or Mexico.

Nissan plans to reduce output of the Rogue by 13,000 vehicles at its plant in Kyushu, southwest Japan, during the three-month period, said the person, declining to be identified because the information is not public. The planned cut is equal to more than a fifth of the 62,000 Rogues sold in the United States in the first three months of this year.