And in the end, we need Japan and the US to be generating cash." Following a sales slowdown, Nissan wants to reduce the headcount at the factories that make its Rogue SUV and the midsize Altima sedan.

Nissan is cutting shifts at its Smyrna plant and offering buyouts to some workers. President Donald Trump began his White House briefing Thursday with a moment of silence and a prayer for victims of Wednesday's crash at Reagan National Airport.

Honda and Nissan said Friday they will reveal their merger integration outline plan in mid-February. They originally planned to make it public by the end of January.

Nissan Motor will aim to announce the direction of its possible integration with Honda Motor by mid-February, a company spokesperson said on Friday, pushing back the plan from the end of January. The two Japanese automakers have been in talks to explore a merger by 2026,