Nissan Cuts 9,000 Jobs and Slashes C.E.O.’s Pay in Half NYT | Top Stories River Akira Davis 7 November 2024 at 19:12 The Japanese automaker is carving deep cuts in its global operations as it struggles with a steep drop in sales. © Richard A. Brooks/Agence France-Presse — Getty ImagesA Nissan plant in Kaminokawa, Japan. The automaker is making deep cuts after it reported a 90 percent drop in operating profit for the first half of its fiscal year.