This photo taken on December 8, 2023 shows a worker on a production line during a media tour of the "Nissan Intelligent Factory" at the Nissan Motor Tochigi plant, the company's largest in Japan, in Kaminokawa, Tochigi prefecture, some 105 kms (65 miles) north of Tokyo. Japanese automaker Nissan on November 7, 2024 announced 9,000 job cuts as it slashed its annual sales forecast, saying it was taking urgent measures to tackle "a severe situation". (Photo by Richard A. Brooks / AFP) (Photo by RICHARD A. BROOKS/AFP via Getty Images)