Nissan

Legal Entities

• Nissan Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha (also trading as Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.)

Overview

Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. arose from earlier Japanese industrial combinations and adopted the Nissan name broadly in the 1930s; it is headquartered in Yokohama. It manufactures passenger cars, electric vehicles, light commercial vehicles, and marine equipment.

Key marks include Nissan, Infiniti, Datsun heritage branding, and model lines such as Qashqai and Leaf. In the United Kingdom, Nissan operates a major vehicle plant historically centred in Sunderland, supporting UK-specific marketing and parts programmes.

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