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.
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Like many automakers, Nissan is an international corporation, so it builds cars in many different places for many different markets. For simplicity, this post will focus on the Nissan plants that serve the North American market.
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.
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
- Nissan Armada
Nissan Cuernavaca Assembly – Jiutepec, Mexico
- Nissan NV200
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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