Nissan Motors

Nissan Motors
"Nissan" redirects here. For the Hebrew month, see Nisan. For other uses, see Nissan (disambiguation).
Nissan Motor Company Ltd
Nissan Jidosha Kabushiki-gaisha
Nissan Logo
Type Public company (TYO: 7201, OTC Markets Group: NSANY)
Industry

Automotive
Financial services
Engineering

Founded December 26, 1933
Founder(s)

Masujiro Hashimoto
Kenjiro Den
Rokuro Aoyama
Meitaro Takeuchi
Yoshisuke Aikawa

Headquarters Nishi-ku, Yokohama, Japan
(Officially registered in Kanagawa-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa)
Area served Worldwide
Key people

Carlos Ghosn (Chairman & CEO)
Toshiyuki Shiga (President and COO)

Products

Automobiles
Outboard Motors
Forklift Trucks

Production output increase 4,080,588 units (2010)
Revenue increase ¥8.773 trillion (FY2011)
Profit increase ¥319.22 billion (FY2011)
Total assets increase ¥10.736 trillion (FY2011)
Employees 155,099 (2011)
Divisions

Infiniti
NISMO
Infiniti Performance Line

Subsidiaries

Nissan Forklift
Nissan Marine
Autech

Website www.nissan-global.com

Nissan Motor Company Ltd (Japanese: 日産自動車株式会社 Nissan Jidōsha Kabushiki-gaisha?) (TYO: 7201), usually shortened to Nissan (play /ˈniːsɑːn/ or UK /ˈnɪsæn/; Japanese: [nisːaɴ]), is a multinational automaker headquartered in Japan. It was a core member of the Nissan Group, but has become more independent after its restructuring under Carlos Ghosn (CEO).

It formerly marketed vehicles under the "Datsun" brand name and is one of the largest car manufacturers in the world. As of 2011, the company's global headquarters is located in Nishi-ku, Yokohama. In 1999, Nissan entered a two way alliance with Renault S.A. of France, which owns 43.4% of Nissan while Nissan holds 15% of Renault shares, as of 2008. The current market share of Nissan, along with Honda and Toyota, in American auto sales represent the largest of the automotive firms based in Asia that have been increasingly encroaching on the historically dominant US-based "Big Three" consisting of General Motors (GM), Ford and Chrysler. In its home market, Nissan became the second largest car manufacturer in 2011, surpassing Honda with Toyota still very much the dominant first. Along with its normal range of models, Nissan also produces a range of luxury models branded as Infiniti.

The Nissan VQ engines, of V6 configuration, have been featured among Ward's 10 Best Engines for 14 straight years.