Nissan to close two plants in Mexico by 2027: report

Nissan Global's decision to close two auto manufacturing plants in Mexico—the CIVAC plant in Cuernavaca, Morelos, and its Aguascalientes 2 plant—is on the table amid pressure from the company's restructuring plan in the face of its economic crisis.

According to sources close to Nissan cited by Automotive News, the CIVAC plant located in Morelos, known as the Japanese company's first factory outside its territory and with more than 60 years of operations, will close before March 2027. The argument is that it is obsolete and, given Nissan's financial difficulties, it is difficult to maintain.

This is in line with Re:Nissan's global plan, which includes consolidating operations at more efficient locations. It has already decided to close operations at three locations worldwide: Oppama (its flagship manufacturing facility in Japan), Córdoba, Argentina, and one in India.

Also included is the closure of the Aguascalientes 2 plant, known as COMPAS, where Infiniti and Mercedes-Benz shared operations. However, in the former case, Nissan will end production of the Infiniti QX50 and QX55 by the end of 2025, while Mercedes-Benz will close its line in the first quarter of 2026.

Last May, Nissan announced the closure of seven of its 17 production plants worldwide by 2027, although it did not specify which ones, along with a reduction of up to 20,000 jobs by the same date. This is intended to reposition the company to face new challenges in the global market.

El Economista consulted the Japanese automaker in Mexico about the decision to close manufacturing plants. Nissan responded: "This process has not yet been completed, except for the three plants announced to date (Japan, Argentina, and India). We are committed to maintaining transparency with our stakeholders, and if any decision is made, we will inform them promptly."

He reported that Nissan announced its global Re:Nissan plan, focused on rebuilding and renewing the company. Nissan is reviewing the integration and closure of some of its global production plants.

At the end of March, Guy Rodríguez, president of Nissan Latin America, announced that by January 2026, Nissan Latin America would concentrate production of the Nissan Frontier/Nissan Navara pickups, currently split between Mexico and Argentina, in a single regional production center, centralized at the CIVAC plant in Morelos, Mexico.

“Nissan Latin America is making progress in consolidating its manufacturing operations through its Aguascalientes plants (A1, A2, and the Powertrain plant) and the CIVAC C2 plant in Morelos, Mexico, as well as its Resende plant in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, ensuring sustained positive results in the region. All five plants will continue to operate normally, delivering world-class manufacturing quality recognized by customers throughout Latin America and in the 70 markets to which Nissan exports its vehicles,” the president of Nissan Latin America emphasized on that date.