Japanese automaker Nissan said it will shutter 7 plants and cut thousands of additional jobs in a second round of job cuts after millions of dollars in profit losses last year.

Nissan reveals plans to eliminate 11,000 positions and close 7 factories worldwide as the struggling automaker confronts plummeting sales in China and US market

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.