Nissan to cut North American output up to 20% to shore up U.S. profitability, report says Nissan to cut North American output up to 20% to shore up U.S. profitability, report says May 29, 2018 dzadmin Comments 0 Comment Nissan is slashing vehicle production by as much as 20 percent in North America to cope with falling profitability in the United States, Japan’s Nikkei business daily reported on Monday.