Nissan COO Emphasizing the idea of changing the corporate culture and securing steady profits June 11, 5:32
Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.'s Ashwani Gupta, whose final year ended in a huge deficit, responded to NHK's interview by emphasizing the idea of excessively changing the corporate culture of excessively pursuing the number of units sold in order to revive it. did.
In an online interview, Nissan's COO Gupta said, "We're in a difficult situation, but we can do it."
He added that the new management plan, including a 20% reduction in vehicle production capacity, "will change the corporate culture of pursuing sales volume and focus on the value of cars. This is the most important thing." , Showed the idea of advancing the organization of the production line in a manner commensurate with the sales ability.
On the other hand, regarding the new coronavirus, which affects production and sales globally, "no one can predict the market trend for the time being," although the global automobile market will fall by about 20% this year, but in about 2023 It showed the prospect of returning to nearly the original level of 90 million units.
Regarding investment in cutting-edge technologies such as imminent efficiency improvement of management and electrification, “We must balance the two. A new management plan is not just a cost cut, but a selection and concentration as well as a seed for future growth. I will do well."
Nissan recorded a final deficit of more than 670 billion yen last year, as it recorded costs for structural reforms in addition to sluggish global sales.
Mr. Gupta, from India, took over Renault in France and Mitsubishi Motors to become Nissan's COO in December last year, and his skill will be tested for the steady implementation of the new management plan.