The Nissan engine plant in Decherd is among three plants in the U.S. reducing its workforce. Nissan Motor Company is offering buyouts to workers and cutting back shifts as the automaker pushes to slash $2.6 billion in costs globally, including the Decherd engine plant and the vehicle assembly plant in Smyrna. In a statement from Nissan, the company says at the Decherd facility, shift pattern adjustments will occur gradually by area, with some maintaining their current patterns and others reducing by one shift on a scheduled basis between April 2025 and February 2026. In Smyrna, one production line will maintain a two-shift pattern and the other line will consolidate to one shift beginning in April. Nissan does not plan to conduct involuntary layoffs, a spokesperson said, adding that the company employed more than 11,700 workers at the three U.S. plants as of end-2024.