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Nissan Motor Company is currently one of the largest manufacturers in the world. In 1993, Nissan entered into an agreement with Renault for 15% of the shares of Renault. Renault, on the other hand, is holding 43.3% shares in Nissan.

Nissan has been around since 1911, when Masujiro Hashimoto established The Kwaishinsha Motor Car Works and began production on domestic cars in Japan.

Around the same time, a gentleman by the name of Yoshisuke Aikawa was establishing Tobata Casting Company, Ltd.

A few years later, three men by the names of Kenjiro Den, Rokuro Aoyama, and Aketaro Takeuchi invested in The Kwaishinsha Motor Car Works and developed a car that was entered into the Taisho Exposition in 1914. Taken from Den, Aoyama, and Takeuchi, the DAT was born.

By 1918, The Kwaishinsha Motor Car Works had 60 employees, changed its name to Kwaishinsha Motor Car Company, Ltd., and released Model 41 DAT. This was the first single body casting four-cylinder car in Japan.

1919 saw an American engineer, William R. Gorham, develop a three wheeled vehicle, which attracted the attention of a gentleman in Osaka, who immediately established the Jitsuyo Jidosha Co., Ltd. and began importing motors and parts from the United States.

In 1925, Kwaishinsha started DAT Jidosha & Co., Ltd. to strengthen the sales.

In 1926 the company made some changes in that, Jitsuyo Jidosha Co., Ltd became DAT Jidosha Seizo Co., Ltd. and then joined the DAT Jidosha Trading Company in business.

In the meantime, DAT Jidosha Seizo Co., Ltd., affiliates itself with Mr. Yoshisuke Aikawa at the Tobata Casting Company, Ltd., who had started manufacturing automobile parts.

In 1931, DAT Jidosha Seizo Co., Ltd. developed its first 495cc automobile after the company became a subsidiary of Tobata Casting Company, Ltd.

1932 brought about another name change. This one would have more lasting effects. DAT Jidosha Seizo Co., Ltd., became DAT Sun. Originally the sun portion of the name was to be spelled “son”, but it was decided that it would conflict with the Japanese word “Son” which means disadvantage.

In 1933, the Tobata Casting Company, Ltd. establishes the automobile division on reclaimed land in Shinkoyasu. Two of Mr. Yoshisuke Aikawa’s holding companies invested in and established, Jidosha Seizo Co., Ltd.

All of these mergers and combinations were renamed in 1934 to Nissan Motor Company, Ltd., when Nihon Sangyo, Co.,Ltd. became a 100% investor in the manufacturer.

In 1941, Nissan unveiled their first truck, the Nissan Model 180.

1958 saw the first export of vehicles to the United States and Datsun won first place in the Australia Mobilgas Trial.

The Datsun Bluebird Model 310 was first manufactured in 1959.

1960, Nissan Motor Corporation was established in the United States, and in 1961, Nissan goes to Mexico. In 1966, Nissan goes to Australia.

In 1969, they had exported over one million vehicles cumulative. By 1980, Nissan had over ten million vehicles in exports.

1990 is the year that Nissan North American, Inc. established its regional headquarters in the United States.

1998 Nissan came in third place in the Le Mans.

The Nissan Altima wins Car of the Year in 2002.

Just as it has from the start, Nissan has merged and partnered with many different established businesses over the years. From Austin to Renault, Prince Motors to Motor Iberica, Nissan will continue to make good business decisions that strengthen it as a company, and leave those it partners with, better off in the long run.

Tony Doring just received his car insurance Salaberry-de-Valleyfield quote and is happy and excited to drive his new Nissan Altima.