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Nissan

Nissan was founded just before World War I, and is one of the largest carmakers in the world. In 1999, it entered an alliance with French carmaker Renault, which owns 43.4 per cent of Nissan, which owns 15 per cent of Renault. Its models include the high-performance GTR.

Chairman / President

Yasuhiko Kimura

CEO / Managing Director

Makoto Uchida

CFO / Finance Director

Stephen Ma

Industry

Automotive
Financial services

Website

nissan-global.com

Headquarters address

1-1 Takashima 1-chome, Nishi-ku, Yokohama-shi, Kanagawa 220-8686, Japan

Stock Code

TYO:7201
OTC Pink:NSANY

Year founded

1933

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