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by Sam McEachern (IC: employee) Updated: November 22nd, 2019 Share where is nissan from and where are nissans made

Have you ever wondered where Nissan originated, how it came to be, or where it makes its cars?

You’re not alone! In this post, we’ll provide a brief backgrounder on the origins and history of Nissan, where it was incorporated and where it builds its cars today.

Where is Nissan From?

Nissan has been renamed a few different times, but the company’s roots can be traced back to Kaishinsha Motor Car Works, which was founded in Tokyo in July of 1911 by Masujiro Hashimoto. In 1928, a holding company called Nihon Sangyo was formed, which owned a casting company that eventually partnered with Kaishinsha Motor Car Works, making the automaker a Nihon Sangyo-owned company. The name ‘Nissan’ is a shortened version of Nihon Sangyo.

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Nissan vehicles were initially sold under the ‘Datsun’ banner, which was derived from an acronym of the Kaishinsha Motor Car Works investors’ surnames, which together spelt ‘DAT’. ‘Datsun’ was originally spelt ‘Datson’, a reference to the cars being the ‘Son of DAT’, but was later restyled to Datsun after Nissan Group took control of the company in the 1930s.

Nissan’s headquarters are located in Yokohama, Japan, today.

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Where Are Nissans Made?

Nissan Smyrna Vehicle Assembly Plant – Smyrna, TN, USA

Nissan Leaf
Nissan Maxima
Nissan Rogue
Nissan Pathfinder
Nissan Frontier

Nissan Canton Vehicle Assembly Plant – Canton, MS, USA

Nissan Altima
Nissan Murano
Nissan Frontier
Nissan Titan
Nissan NV

Nissan Aguascalientes – Aguascalientes, Mexico

Nissan Sentra
Nissan Versa
Nissan Versa Note
Nissan Micra (March)
Nissan NV

Nissan Tochigi Plant – Kaminokawa, Tochigi Prefecture, Japan

Nissan 370Z
Nissan GT-R

Nissan Shatai Kyushu Plant – Yukuhashi, Fukoka Prefecture, Japan

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Nissan Cuernavaca Assembly – Jiutepec, Mexico

Nissan NV200

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Sam McEachern

Sam McEachern holds a diploma in journalism from St. Clair College in Windsor, Ontario, and has been covering the automotive industry for over 5 years. He conducts reviews and writes AutoGuide's news content. He's a die-hard motorsports fan with a passion for performance cars of all sorts.

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Published February 27th, 2019 9:25 AM Autoguide Insurance