Nissan Australia has decided to close its parts warehouses across the country in October, resulting in the loss of 58 jobs.

The majority of the jobs will be lost in Melbourne with the closure of the Dandenong facility.

The company will outsource its warehousing and logistics operations in Victoria, New South Wales, Queensland and Western Australia, to CEVA Logistics.

The company said it had conducted a comprehensive review of its parts warehousing and logistics operations which concluded significant investment was needed in order to remain competitive.

Nissan said the affected staff would be offered assistance to find jobs outside the company.

The Australian Manufacturing Workers' Union (AMWU), which represents the workers, called on the company to redeploy all of the affected employees, some of whom have up to 26 years service.

Job loss breakdown Sydney - 6

Sydney - 6 Melbourne - 42

Melbourne - 42 Brisbane - 5

Brisbane - 5 Perth - 5

The union was caught off guard by the decision which it said came less than three months after the company announced it would continue to manufacture parts for Nissan cars beyond 2020.

Union official Paul Difelice said they were in the dark about why the announcement was made.

"In a nutshell it was to do with the current infrastructure and we really haven't got a handle on what that means," he said.

"I've got to say it's a bit of a shock because after speaking to members and speaking to the delegates out there.

"They've always cooperated with the company to meet KPI (key performance indicator) targets."

Mr Difelice said workers were "stunned" when they heard the news on Friday and want to know why they were not consulted about the changes in line with the requirements in their enterprise bargaining agreement.

"It's no good sitting down with the parties after the event. I suppose that's the greatest disappointment," he said.

Nissan worker Steve Rudling, 63, said he would struggle to get another job.

"It's impossible to get a job at my age even though I've got experience here," he said.

"[Nissan] don't care about us. They are throwing us out in the scrap heap like a piece of rubbish.

"I have a very sick partner at home and I can't look after her without a job."

The union and Nissan officials plan to meet on Tuesday.

The plant manages 45,000 parts lines for Nissans, Renaults and Infinity cars and the company said the closure was unrelated to Nissan Australia's component manufacturing operation at Nissan Casting Australia, which is a separate company.