What is Nissan? - Japanese Multinational Automaker

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1. What is Nissan?

Nissan is a Japanese Multinational Automaker. Nissan manufacture sedans, coupes, SUVs, hybrid vehicles and fully electrified under the Nissan brand. Nissan also manufactures luxury vehicles under the Infiniti brand. Nissan also does its own Datsun brand.

Nissan's product line under the Nissan brand name does have a wide range of products that suites a wider market segment in the global market share. Nissan is the world's largest electrified vehicle manufacture in the world as of 2018 April. As of 2013, Nissan was the sixth largest automaker in the world.

2. History

Nissan was founded by Masujiro Hashimoto, Kenjiro Den, Rokuro Aoyama, Meitaro Takeuchi, Yoshisuke Aikawa, and William R. Gorham in 26th December 1933. After the initial founding of the company, Nissan does have a long history of the company's stability and the organization structure.

Nissan is currently traded publicly on the Tokyo Stock Exchange and currently headquartered in Yokohoma, Japan.