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Nissan to Co-Host the 10th National Wheelchair Marathon NISSAN Cup Oppama Championship 2009Nissan to Co-Host the 10th National Wheelchair Marathon "NISSAN Cup Oppama Championship 2009" Yokohama. Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. will co-host the 10th National Wheelchair Marathon "NISSAN Cup Oppama Championship 2009" for three days from... In this article: Nissan, Yokosuka City, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan Association of Athletics Federations, Yokohama, and Japan |
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Clarion Ledger | 3 days ago
Work in high gear for Nissan
...20, 2009 CANTON - In a time when some major automakers are transitioning, business as usual is more than welcome at the Nissan manufacturing plant. For the nearly a year, plant workers had to adjust to shorter workweeks and smaller...
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ABC | 3 days ago
Nissan Partners With SDG&E To Unveil 'Leaf'
POSTED: 3:42 pm PST November 19, 2009 UPDATED: 3:43 pm PST November 19, 2009 KEARNY MESA, Calif. -- Nissan unveiled its Leaf electric vehicle Thursday at San Diego Gas & Electric's Kearny Mesa headquarters. The first 1,000 Nissan Leaf...
In this article: Nissan, All rights reserved, Fossil fuel, Lithium, San Diego Gas & Electric, San Diego, and San Diego County
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AP Online | 3 days ago
Nissan chief: Electric car adoption to be gradual
...vehicles. Hybrids are important too, he said, but Toyota Motor Co. has already staked out a leadership position in the hybrid market. Nissan Motor Co., however, can be a leader in the all-electric vehicle market, he said. Nissan is...
In this article: Electric car, Nissan, Carlos Ghosn, Steven Rattner, NEW YORK, Climate change, Council on Foreign Relations, and U.S.
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CNET News.com | November 13, 2009
Nissan says all-electric Leaf will compete on price
LOS ANGELES--Nissan Motor will keep the price of its upcoming battery-powered Leaf competitive with similar-size cars and expects to make money on the vehicle despite the cost of its launch, said Chief Executive Carlos Ghosn on Friday. The...
In this article: Nissan, Carlos Ghosn, Electric car, Renault SA, General Motors, United States, CNET, Japan, Europe, and Chrome OS
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Detroit News | November 13, 2009
Nissan, Houston energy firm team up on car charging grid
Nissan Motor Co. and electricity provider Reliant Energy of Houston have signed an agreement to team up to promote a charging infrastructure for electric cars. The partnership was announced at the American debut of Nissan's LEAF electric...
In this article: Nissan, Electric car, Houston, Renault SA, Anxiety, Carlos Ghosn, and Reliant Energy
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Reuters | November 13, 2009
UPDATE 2-Nissan says Leaf will compete on price, make money
...make money for Nissan (Adds comments from Ghosn, background on output plans, byline) By Mary Milliken LOS ANGELES, Nov 13 (Reuters) - Nissan Motor Co Ltd <7201. T> will keep the price of its upcoming battery-powered Leaf competitive with...
In this article: Nissan, Carlos Ghosn, Electric car, Renault SA, GM, United States, Japan, Europe, and Smyrna, Tennessee
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The Japan Times: All Stories | November 13, 2009
Miyazaki, Nissan to cooperate on EV charging station network
YOKOHAMA (Kyodo) Nissan Motor Co. and the Miyazaki Prefectural Government agreed Friday to cooperate in electric vehicles, including by creating a network of charging stations. The accord was signed by Nissan Chief Operating Officer...
In this article: Nissan, Electric car, Hideo Higashikokubaru, Europe, Japan, and United States
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New York Times | November 13, 2009
Nissan Takes Leaf Electric Car on Tour
LOS ANGELES - The Leaf, an electric vehicle that Nissan plans to start selling globally next year, will be introduced here on Friday, which marks the start of a 22-city tour. The Nissan Leaf Zero Emission Tour will make stops in 11 states...
In this article: Nissan, Lithium, Carlos Ghosn, Los Angeles, Electric car, Nissan Versa, San Diego, Paris, and Phoenix
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Independent.ie | November 10, 2009
Nissan lifts spirits as it unveils lowest-cost new car on market
THE Meath morning lifted the spirits -- and then the news that Nissan were unveiling the lowest cost new car on the market improved the mood further. At a time of gloom, it was nice to drive the little five-door city car Pixo, with its...
In this article: Nissan, Tax, Ford Ka, Fiat 500, Hyundai i10, Peugeot 1007, Citroen C1, Suzuki Alto, Kia Picanto, and Toyota Aygo
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Reuters | November 04, 2009
UPDATE 2-Nissan changes loss guidance to profit, China helps
...sales help * Shares end up 1.7 pct before results (Adds quote from asset manager, details) By Chang-Ran Kim, Asia autos correspondent Nissan Motor Co <7201. T>, Japan's third-biggest automaker, revised its annual outlook to a profit from a...
In this article: Nissan, China, Carlos Ghosn, Renault SA, Middle East, Japan, United States, Cash flow, and Tiida
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Nissan Motor Company, Ltd., shortened to Nissan is a multinational automaker headquartered in Japan. It was formerly 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. The company's main offices are located in the Ginza area of Chūō, Tokyo. In 1999, Nissan entered an alliance with Renault S.A. of France, which owns 44.4% of Nissan as of 2008. Nissan is among the top three Asian (also known as the Japanese Big 3 Automakers) rivals of the "Big Three" in the U.S. Currently they are the third largest Japanese car manufacturer. It also manufactures the Infiniti luxury brand.
The Nissan VQ engines, of V6 configuration, have featured among Ward's 10 Best Engines for 14 straight years, since the award's inception. For the truck and bus maker "Nissan Diesel," it is a separate company from Nissan Motors, please see UD instead.
The pronunciation of its name is different in different markets. In the U.S., the brand is pronounced: /ˈniːsɑːn/, while in the UK it is IPA: //ˈnɪsæn//. In Japanese, it is IPA: /nisːãɴ/.
- Name:
- Nissan Motor Company, Ltd.
- Type:
- Public (TYO: 7201; NASDAQ: NSANY)
- Location:
- Chūō, Tokyo, Japan
- Founder:
- Kenjiro Den, Rokuro Aoyama, Meitaro Takeuchi, Yoshisuke Aikawa
- Founded:
- 1932
- Stock Symbol (NASDAQ):
- NSANY
- Industry:
- Automotive
- Key People:
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- Nobuo Okubo, Exec. VP, Director
- Takeshi Isayama, Vice Chair
- Toshiyuki Shiga, COO
- Carlos Ghosn, President and CEO, Co-chair
- Itaru Koeda, Co-chair, Exec. VP
- Products:
- Automobiles, engines, electronics, communications, etc.
- No. of Employees:
- 186,336 (2008)
- Motto:
- "SHIFT_"
- Market Cap:
- $27 billion USD (2008)
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