This week, the 7 major Japanese car manufacturers in Japan this year (The financial reports from April to September this year have been released, of which the net profit of the five car companies of Toyota, Honda, Nissan, Mitsubishi and Mazda has declined compared with the same period last year. Especially Nissan, its net profit plummeted 94%year -on -year to only 19.2 billion yen (about 900 million yuan).
According to CCTV Finance, in June of this year, many Japanese car companies have become the focus of public attention due to car testing data scandals, and some models have been forced to suspend production and sales.This not only directly affects sales, but the huge rectification costs have further squeezed the profit margin, and the public has also become unwilling to Japanese car companies.Japanese car companies are currently facing difficulties in both Japan and overseas markets.
Nissans net profit plummeted, global layoffs
November 7, local time, Nissan NissanThe car announced that it would lay 9,000 global layoffs and reduce the capacity of 20%to cope with the decline in the sales of major market sales. The company had previously announced that the second fiscal quarter turned to a net loss and lowered the annual profit expectations.
According to the Cailai News Agency, the company does not explain the specific time and place in terms of layoffs.According to a regulatory document, as of the end of March, Nissan has about 134,000 full -time employees worldwide.
The financial report shows that Nissans second fiscal quarterly loss of 9.3 billion yen, the net profit achieved 190.7 billion yen in the same period last year;Its fiscal year in fiscal year is expected to operate from 150 billion yen (US $ 975 million), and the previous expectations are 500 billion yen.
Nissan Motor Corporation said on the 7th that the company is currently implemented multiple measures, including reducing sales, comprehensive and administrative expenses, reduction of commodity costs, and optimizing asset portfolios. At the same time, CEO Uchida Makoto announced that it will voluntarily abandon 50%of the monthly salary from this month, and members of other executive committees will also voluntarily reduce their salary. In addition, Nissan will also reduce the shareholding ratio of Mitsubishi Motors from the current 34%to about 24%.
According to the Securities Times, after the former chairman Carlos Gordon left in 2019, Uchida took the heavy responsibility of revitalizing Nissan.He is seeking to expand Nissans electric vehicle product line, establish a new partnership, and sell 1 million vehicles each year by 2027.
But analysts said that Nissans new product lineup lacks attractiveness, and the weakening of consumers demand for electric vehicles is also a problem.
Like other car manufacturers, due to the fierce price competition and the transfer of consumers interest in traditional gasoline power vehicles, Nissans business in major markets has also been in difficulties in the near future.
Nissans stock price has fallen by 27%this year, behind domestic counterpart Toyota Motors and Honda.After the weak first fiscal quarterly performance was announced, the companys stock price fell sharply in July and has not yet rebounded.
Toyotas profit "shake", slow progress of electric vehicles
At the same time, Toyota, the largest car company in the world,The latest financial report disclosed by the car shows that the second fiscal quarter of the fiscal year 2025 (July -September 2024), due to the certification scandal and recall suspension, the companys profits fell below half of the same period last year.
Data show that in July to September, the quarterly sales revenue of Toyota Motors increased slightly to 11.44 trillion yen from 11.43 trillion yen in the same period last year;573.7 billion yen, a year -on -year decrease of 55%.From July to September, Toyota sold 2.3 million vehicles worldwide, lower than the market expectations of 2.4 million vehicles.
In the first half of the fiscal year (April -September 2024), Toyotas sales revenue was 23.28 trillion yen, a year -on -year increase of 5.9%; operating profit was 246,000100 million yen, a decrease of 3.7%year -on -year; net profit was 1.9 trillion yen (about RMB 88.7 billion), a decrease of 26.4%year -on -year. This is the first time that Toyota Motors half -year financial report has fallen for the first time.
According to China report, before, Toyota Motors was required to rectify and suspend the production of some models due to suspected forging and wrong processing data in the security certification test.According to the survey, illegal acts involved three mass -produced models including Corolla Fielder and Corolla Axio and four suspended models.
Affected by the suspension of production to solve the certification issue, Toyota Motors annual sales of 4.556 million units, a decrease of 4%year -on -year, including Japan, North America, Europe and other regions.Both have declined compared to the same period.
In terms of electric vehicles, Toyota Motors supports the so -called "multi -path solution", that is, the development of pure electric vehicles, hybrid vehicles, hydrogen fuel cell vehicles and other power assembly technologies, in orderRealize zero carbon emissions.
Toyota Chairman Toyota Zhangnan has also praised the companys "multi -path solution" and believes that consumers should choose any power system that meets their needs, and electric vehicles who are electric vehicles and electric vehicles.The change will not be as fast as many people think.
Source 丨 CCTV Finance, Finance News Agency, Securities Times, Brokerage China
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