Nigeria, May 12 -- Nissan Motor Company is planning to let go of more than 10,000 employees across its global operations.

This is according to a report by Japan's national broadcaster, NHK.

This fresh round of layoffs adds to earlier job cuts, raising the total to around 20,000 workers, which is about 15 percent of the company's workforce.

The move comes as the Japanese carmaker faces major challenges in its key markets, especially China and the United States.

Sales in both countries have dropped, and the company is working to reorganize its operations to stay afloat.

Nissan has struggled to keep up with trends like the rising demand for hybrid cars in the U.S. and has also lost ground in the electric vehicle sector, where it once ha...