Nissan to incur 1st loss under Ghosn, to cut 20,000 jobs

Nissan to incur 1st loss under Ghosn, to cut 20,000 jobs

TOKYO, Japan - Nissan Motor Co. President Carlos Ghosn speaks during a news conference in Tokyo on Feb. 9. Japan's third-largest automaker revised its earnings forecasts for the year to March to a group net loss of 265 billion yen due to sliding sales and a stronger yen. The automaker said it will cut its worldwide workforce of about 235,000 by 8.5 percent to 215,000 in fiscal 2009 through March 2010.

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