Nissan unveiled plans to end production after almost seven decades at the first car plant in Japan to use robots, just days before a crunch election in the world’s fourth-largest economy. The Japanese carmaker said on Tuesday that it would close the Oppama factory if it failed to find a buyer by the time production ceases in March 2028,

Nissan said about 2,400 employees work at the Oppama plant. The company will establish policies on work arrangements beyond the end of March 2028 and communicate them to affected