The cost of closing the factory is at the core of the Spanish government’s negotiations on this move. The Spanish government said that it will be cheaper to keep the factory running at a lower cost.
A Nissan spokesperson declined to comment.
Nissan Motor announced last week its decision to evacuate Barcelona as part of the company’s turnaround plan. The decision sparked protests from workers and the Spanish government promised to do everything Try to convince the company to stay.
The Barcelona-based La Vanguardia quoted Nissan’s documents earlier Monday saying that closing the plant may cost 1.45 billion euros and lay off about 3,000 people .
The aforementioned union sources said that Nissan Motor told workers a few weeks ago that the closing of three factories in Barcelona may cost about 1.5 billion euros.
The source added that on May 28, the day the shutdown was announced, Nissan executives told workers that the cost may be much lower, at 700 million To 800 million euros.
However, the source and another senior union official said that the second estimate may be impractical because it hardly covers the layoffs provided to workers , Some of them have been working for more than 20 years.
The source said that the most important thing is that Nissan will also face other costs related to suppliers and factory demolition, “1.5 billion euros is more realistic, It’s not easy to dismantle the factory.”
The Pioneer reported that Nissan’s estimated cost includes the dismissal of workers costing about 600 million euros and a financial cost of 310 million euros And 100 million euros of public assistance that may need to be repaid. According to reports, Nissan believes that it will take seven years to recover the cost of leaving Barcelona.