Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. , Hepburn: Nissan Jidōsha Kabushiki-gaisha), usually shortened to Nissan ; Japanese pronunciation: [ɲissaɴ]), is a Japanese multinational automobile manufacturer headquartered in Nishi-ku, Yokohama. The company sells its cars under the Nissan, Infiniti, and Datsun brands with in-house performance tuning products labelled Nismo. The company traces its name to the Nissan zaibatsu, now called Nissan Group.Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.Global Headquarters in Yokohama, JapanNative name日産自動車株式会社Romanized nameNissan Jidōsha Kabushiki-gaishaTypePublicKKTraded as

ISINJP3672400003 IndustryAutomotiveFounded26 December 1933; 86 years ago (under Nissan Group)^[1][2]Founders

• Masujiro Hashimoto^[3]
• Kenjiro Den
• Rokuro Aoyama
• Meitaro Takeuchi
• Yoshisuke Aikawa
• William R. Gorham

HeadquartersNishi-ku, Yokohama, Japan (Officially registered in Kanagawa-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture)Area servedWorldwideKey people

• Yasushi Kimura (Chair of the board)
• Makoto Uchida (President and CEO)

ProductsAutomobiles, luxury vehicles, commercial vehicles, outboard motors, forklift trucksProduction output 5,556,241 units (2016)^[4]Revenue¥11.95 trillion (FY2017)^[5]Operating income ¥574.7 billion (FY2017)^[5]Net income ¥746.9 billion (FY2017)^[5]Total assets ¥18.74 trillion (FY2017)^[5]Total equity ¥5.38 trillion (FY2017)^[5]OwnerRenault (43.4%)^[6]Number of employees138,910 (FY2017)^[7]Divisions

• Nissan
• Infiniti
• Nismo
• Datsun

SubsidiariesList

• Transportation:
• Nissan Commercial Vehicles
• Dongfeng Motor Co., Ltd. (50%)
• Venucia (50%)
• Nissan Shatai (43%)
• Mitsubishi Motors (34%)
• Renault (15%)
• Other:
• Nissan Techno
• Autech
• Jatco
• International:
• Nissan India
• Nissan Motor Manufacturing UK
• Ghandhara Nissan Limited
• Nissan Motor Indonesia
• Nissan USA
• Nissan Canada
• Nissan Mexico

Websitewww.nissan-global.com/EN/index.html

Since 1999, Nissan has been part of the Renault–Nissan–Mitsubishi Alliance (Mitsubishi joining in 2016), a partnership between Nissan of Japan, Mitsubishi Motors of Japan and Renault of France. As of 2013, Renault holds a 43.4% voting stake in Nissan, while Nissan holds a 15% non-voting stake in Renault. From October 2016 onwards, Nissan holds a 34% controlling stake in Mitsubishi Motors.^[8]

In 2013, Nissan was the sixth largest automaker in the world, after Toyota, General Motors, Volkswagen Group, Hyundai Motor Group, and Ford.^[9] Taken together, the Renault–Nissan Alliance would be the world’s fourth largest automaker.^{[citation needed]} Nissan is the leading Japanese brand in China, Russia and Mexico.^[10]

In 2014, Nissan was the largest car manufacturer in North America.^[11]

Nissan is the world’s largest electric vehicle (EV) manufacturer, with global sales of more than 320,000 all-electric vehicles as of April 2018.^[12] The top-selling vehicle of the car-maker’s fully electric lineup is the Nissan LEAF, an all-electric car and the world’s top-selling highway-capable plug-in electric car in history.

In January 2018, Nissan CEO Hiroto Saikawa announced that all Infiniti vehicles launched from 2021 will be hybrid vehicles or all-electric vehicles.^[13]