AsianFin -- Tatsuzo Tomita, Nissan’s chief of total delivered cost transformation, said the Japanese automaker is learning from its Chinese suppliers’ use of standardized parts and close collaboration with designers.

“We’ve gained access to Chinese-style ways of working, and my current challenge is figuring out how to apply those methods to parts for our current and upcoming vehicles,” Tomita told reporters at Nissan’s head office in Yokohama on Wednesday.

As part of its ongoing turnaround plan, which includes cutting around 20,000 jobs and consolidating seven plants, Nissan aims to achieve 500 billion yen in cost reductions by March 2027, including a 250 billion yen cut in variable costs.