Nissan Motors
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Electric-Vehicle Surge: Where Will Cars Plug In?...fleets. But over the next 18 months, the number will grow exponentially as automakers like General Motors, Nissan, Ford, Volkswagen and Toyota roll out models that use electricity for all or part of the car's energy. President Obama... In this article: Nissan, General Motors Corp., Electric car, U.S., California, Hamburger, and Volkswagen |
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washingtonpost.com | 3 days ago
Old values crumble before a great car at right price
...area. And those Muscovites increasingly are taking to the road, creating a rich emerging market for global car companies, including Ford, General Motors, Honda, Hyundai, Kia, Mazda, Mercedes-Benz, Nissan, Porsche and Volkswagen. It's a...
In this article: Kia Sorento, Ideology, United Auto Workers, Honda, General Motors, Moscow, United States, Hyundai, and Canadian Auto Workers
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CNN | November 04, 2009
6 hot electric car start-ups
...way into the big leagues with plug-in cars. But they'll all have to take on the major automakers like Ford, General Motors and Nissan, each of which are working on their own electric cars. Now, Tesla is going after the mass market with a...
In this article: Tesla Motors, Electric car, Cnnmoney.com, Tesla Roadster, Nissan, General Motors, and Silicon Valley
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PR Newswire: Technology | 7 days ago
Innovative Sensors Reduce Emissions and Optimize Engine Performance
...facilities in 60 locations in 18 countries. Customers include VW/Audi, Ford, Toyota, Renault/Nissan, General Motors, Hyundai/Kia, Daimler, Chrysler, Fiat, BMW, Honda, John Deere, PSA, and MAN. The Internet address for BorgWarner is:...
In this article: BorgWarner, BMW, Customers, Platinum, Hyundai, Audi, Private Securities Litigation Reform Act, Fiat 500, Fiat Grande Punto, and MAN
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Detroit News | 1 day ago
Business briefs
...lawyer. Guangzhou, China -- The Renault-Nissan Alliance , the government of Guangzhou Municipality in China and Dongfeng Motor Co. , Nissan's Chinese venture partner, have formed a partnership to promote electric car transport in the city...
In this article: GM, Electric car, Volkswagen AG, China, Aldi, Shanghai, Cadillac, and Guangzhou
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Wired: Autopia | November 13, 2009
Nissan's Electric Leaf Spreads the EV Gospel
...on sale late next year. Nissan joins General Motors and other automakers in promising to bring us electric cars within the next year or so, and the Leaf is slated to hit the market at the same time as the Chevrolet Volt. Ghosn said consumers...
In this article: Nissan, Leaf, Carlos Ghosn, Electric car, Joint venture, Manganese, and Lithium
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Crisis created new level of competition with foreign automakers
...streak of profitable years since its founding in 1948. When Nissan CEO Carlos Ghosn proposed an alliance with GM in 2006, the U.S. automaker said it didn't need a partner. Looking back, Ghosn regrets that GM didn't join the...
In this article: Toyota, VW, GM, Carlos Ghosn, Honda, U.S., Electric car, Recession, Hyundai, and Hyundai Motor Co.
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Seeking Alpha | 6 days ago
Itron, Comverge Test Plug-In Car Charging Control
...charging, which could add huge new demands on utilities. General Motors, Toyota and Nissan plan to start selling plug-in hybrid or all-electric cars in 2010, and more are to come. Car charging startups such as Ecotality, Better Place and...
In this article: Itron, DTE Energy, Xcel Energy, General Motors, Better Place, GridPoint, DUK, Toyota, Nissan, and IBM
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Clarion Ledger | November 03, 2009
Gas guzzlers top sales
...with many attributing the increase to interest in fuel-efficient models. GM, Ford, Nissan, Hyundai, Subaru and Toyota all reported increased sales in October. Chrysler and Honda reported sales drops. Hyundai said its fuel-efficient...
In this article: Hyundai, Mississippi, Elantra, Subaru, Edmunds.com, Toyota, and Nissan
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CNET News.com | 4 days ago
Electric carmaker Tesla preparing IPO
...green companies to go public. Tesla will compete with established automakers like Ford, General Motors, and Nissan Motor, all of which are racing to launch electric or plug-in hybrid vehicles. Tesla, by contrast, is a small player...
In this article: Tesla Motors, A123 Systems, Electric car, Venture capital, Henry Ford, CNET, Daimler, Ford Motor Co, and U.S.
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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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