Nissan to Make Cuts to U.S. Design Team
Nissan North America has announced that it will be cutting back its design team by offering voluntary buyouts to members of the Farmington Hills and San Diego studios. The automaker is making the cuts as a means to save money and increase efficiency, following a trend that has seen cuts at the Nissan manufacturing plant in Tennessee, as well as during the HQ move from California to Nashville in 2006.
The cuts are expected to eliminate around a dozen Nissan designers, a substantial portion of the company’s 100 or so studio jobs.
Vice president of Nissan Design America, Bruce Campbell, said that the cuts come after a review found the design process to be more streamlined than ever before. “The process,
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chartguy
Sad. The one thing that has set Nissan apart is their designs. I hate to see cutbacks there.
Aren
Maybe they'll decide not to use the same motor in their entire Nissan and Infinity lineup this time around.
Am I the only one absolutely sick of Nissan's 3.5L exhaust note screaming everywhere you turn?
Mena
Aren, you're the only one..sorry. BTW, the design team is their exterior design. The engine would fall under engineering.
OPF
This news also saddens me. Just for comparison, I wonder what is the number of designers that the other big manufacturers possess.
Those cuts better not affect Nissan's great designs! And like chartguy said, it set them apart from the competition.
And yes, Aren, you are one of the very, VERY few that dislike those engines... Its just a pleasure to hear the sound! It gives the car a certain personality... where most cars have none. Every reviewer loves this engine! And for good reason! And why change THE thing that makes those Nissan cars so reliable? Long life to the VQ engines!
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