Can a global car company survive today's complicated world? Nissan hopes to find out

Nissan's new CEO Ivan Espinosa is restructuring the 93-year-old carmaker around two discrete markets—China and the U.S.—rather than a unified global strategy, cutting $3.1 billion in costs, closing seven plants, and laying off 20,000 workers to survive protectionism and Chinese EV competition. The U.S. remains critical (40% of sales) but Trump's 25% auto tariffs have forced Nissan to reduce tariff exposure from $4 billion to $1.5 billion by sourcing components domestically.

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