Nissan’s recovery plan also aims to cut operating costs by $3.4 billion by aligning production with global demand and strengthening strategic alliances, such as its partnerships with Renault in Europe and Dongfeng in China.

The automaker believes that its current restructuring measures are insufficient and is hurrying to formulate additional measures.

Nissan is experiencing a perfect storm of issues causing the automaker to struggle with sales and operating profit. So how (if at all) does this affect Tennesseans? What we know.