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Market Cap:$36.9B
Last Fiscal Year Sales:$57.9B
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Nissan provides unique and innovative automotive products and services that deliver superior measurable values. Nissan is dedicated to building highly appealing cars that customers can take delight in driving. Attractive bodylines and refined interiors, matched with dynamic driving characteristics?are key attributes that appeal to customers. At Nissan, we endeavor to build cars that possess among the world?s best fuel consumption and environmental performance coupled with advanced safety technology built on the philosophy of ?protecting people with our cars?. Nissan?s R&D efforts continue to innovate on such new technologies that would give Nissan?s products a competitive edge and true value-add to customers. Exceeding customer expectations and gaining their trust and confidence are hallmarks of Nissan vehicles.
President & CEO
Carlos GhosnNumber of Employees 123,748
Contact Information
17-1 Ginza 6-chome
Chuo-ku
Chuo-ku
Tokyo 104-8023
(81) 3 3543 5523
Peer Companies
NAICS Code Motor Vehicle Body Manufacturing: 336211
Recent Events
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Nissan new launch new global B-car at Geneva 2010
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Nissan recalls over 345,000 vehicles over faulty brake, fuel gauges
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Nissan Looks Forward to Electrifying 2010
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Nissan Releases New Minicar Roox
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Nissan Weighs Electric Car Plant in China
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Nissan Releases New Fuga Luxury Sedan
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Reportlinker Adds Electric Vehicles - International Market Trends
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Electric Cars Expand Presence in Texas
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Nissan Sees Gradual Electric Car Adoption
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Nissan's Amazing 'Scratch Shield' Paint to be Applied to Mobile Phones
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Nissan Releases Concept Sketch of Light Commercial Electric Vehicle
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UPDATE 1-Nissan hopes to sustain earnings momentum in 2010
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Nissan to develop electric Infiniti
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Nissan in Lithium-Ion Recycling Pact
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Nissan to launch joint venture with Sumitomo Corp. for recycling of electric car batteries
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Nissan Issues Vehicle Recall
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Nissan Launches Long-Awaited NV200 in Spain
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Nissan Poaches GM Veteran as CFO
News & Analysis
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Neil Winton: Worst may be ahead for Europe's carmakers
BNET
- 2009-08-11
Europe's car manufacturers performed pitifully in the second quarter with the exception of Germany's Volkswagen and to a lesser degree Italy's Fiat, but all are banking on the underlying markets rallying and riding to their rescue. Most are likely to be disappointed. Europe's car markets have been propped up in...
High Growth Reported for the World Commercial Vehicles Markets
- 2008-04-30
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Volvo trucks third quarter profit up after Nissan Diesel takeover
- 2007-10-24
STOCKHOLM AFP — Volvo, the world's number two heavy duty truck manufacturer, said Wednesday its third quarter profits had been boosted by a strong performance in Asia following its acquisition of Nissan Diesel. The Swedish lorry-maker said that from June to September net profit rose by 20 percent compared...
Asian and European EMC test services
- 2007-08-01
Elite Electronic Engineering is your North American resource for EMC and environmental testing of automotive electronic systems and whole vehicles. Our extensive experience includes Asian and European automotive test specifications: Toyota TSC, BMW GS, Nissan NDS, Volkswagen, Honda, Volvo, Mitsubishi, Daimler-Benz, and JASO. Elite Electronic Engineering, 800-ELITE11, www.elitetest.com [ILLUSTRATION...
Volvo: Truck Deliveries January-May 2007
- 2007-06-25
STOCKHOLM, Sweden -- Total deliveries of trucks from the Volvo Group's (Nasdaq:VOLV) (STO:VOLVA) (STO:VOLVB) four truck companies, including Nissan Diesel, through May this year amounted to 82,865, which is a decrease of 10%, compared with the year-earlier period. Deliveries from Nissan Diesel only include the period April to May 2007,...
Volvos Group Announces Changes in Executive Committee.
- 2007-05-11
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Volvo's Group Executive Committee Announces a Change.
- 2007-05-11
M2 PRESSWIRE-11 May 2007-www.MarketGainer.com: Volvo's Group Executive Committee Announces a ChangeC1994-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:11052007 Market Gainer is quickly emerging as the one stop shop for international small-cap investors looking to stay a step ahead of the markets. Activity on the...
Volvo Group - Three Months Ended March 31, 2007
- 2007-05-11
STOCKHOLM, Sweden -- Volvo Group: (NASDAQ:VOLV) (STO:VOLVA) (STO:VOLVB) (Brussels:VLV) * Net sales the first quarter decreased by 3% to SEK 61.0 billion (62,7) a) Adjusted for changes in exchange rates, and acquired and divested units, net sales rose by 2% * Operating income decreased by 2% to SEK...
Change in Volvo's Group Executive Committee
- 2007-05-11
STOCKHOLM, Sweden -- As a result of Nissan Diesel's current President, Iwao Nakamura, retiring at mid-year 2007, Satoru Takeuchi will replace him as a member of Volvo's Group (NASDAQ:VOLV) (STO:VOLVA) (STO:VOLVB) (BSE:VLV) Executive Committee. Satoru Takeuchi will also succeed Iwao Nakamura as President of Nissan Diesel. Satoru Takeuchi, born...
The World Vehicle Manufacturers Analyst May 2007 Issue Features Topics Such As Land Rover SUVs under Investigation for Driveshaft Failure in the U.S and In Germany BMW Announces Fourth Generation M3.
- 2007-05-10
M2 PRESSWIRE-10 May 2007-Research and Markets: The World Vehicle Manufacturers Analyst May 2007 Issue Features Topics Such As Land Rover SUVs under Investigation for Driveshaft Failure in the U.S and In Germany BMW Announces Fourth Generation M3C1994-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:14052007 ...
Decision Makers
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| Carlos Ghosn | President & CEO |
| Toshiyuki Shiga | COO |
| Carlos Tavares | Executive Vice President, Design, Corp Planning & Product Planning |
| Hiroto Saikawa | Executive Vice President |
| Mitsuhiko Yamashita | Executive Vice President, Res, Technology & Engineering Development |
| Tadao Takahashi | Executive Vice President, Manufacturing |
| Bernard Rey | Senior Vice President |
| Eiji Imai | Senior Vice President, Corp Quality Assurance & Customer Service |
| Hidetoshi Imazu | Senior Vice President, Cost Reduction |
| Hitoshi Kawaguchi | Senior Vice President, HR |
| Junichi Endo | Senior Vice President, Global Aftersales |
| Kazuhiko Toida | Senior Vice President, Marketing & Sales |
| Kimiyasu Nakamura | Senior Vice President, Vehicle Design Engineering |
| Minoru Shinohara | Senior Vice President, Integrated Sys Planning |
| Sadao Sekiyama | Senior Vice President, Vehicle Production Engineering |
| Shiro Nakamura | Senior Vice President, Design |
| Steven Wilhite | Senior Vice President, Global Sales Management |
| Yo Usuba | Senior Vice President, Powertrain Engineering |
| Alain-Pierre Raynaud | Senior Vice President & Controller |
Board of Directors
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| Itaru Koeda | Co-Chairman & Vice President, Representative Director |
| Patrick Pelata | Board of Directors |
| Shemaya Levy | Board of Directors |
Carlos Ghosn is the president and chief executive officer of Nissan Motor Co., Ltd., a global automotive company with 180,000 employees and $83 billion in revenue. Mr. Ghosn joined the company as its chief operating officer in June 1999, became its president in June 2000 and was named chief executive officer in June 2001. In May 2005, Mr. Ghosn was named president and chief executive officer of Renault S.A. in addition to his current responsibilities at Nissan. As head of the Renault-Nissan Alliance, Mr. Ghosn is responsible for two separate companies with combined annual global sales of 6.1 million vehicles. Prior to joining Nissan, Mr. Ghosn served as executive vice president of the Renault Group, a position he had held since December 1996. In addition to supervising Renault activities in the Mercosur, he was responsible for advanced research, car engineering and development, car manufacturing, powertrain operations and purchasing. Before he joined Renault, Mr. Ghosn had worked with Michelin for 18 years. As chairman and chief executive officer of Michelin North America, Mr. Ghosn presided over the restructuring of the company after its acquisition of the Uniroyal Goodrich Tire Company in 1990. Previously, Mr. Ghosn had worked as the chief operating officer of Michelin's South American activities based in Brazil; as head of research and development for industrial tires in Ladoux, France; and as plant manager in Le Puy, France. Mr. Ghosn currently serves on the board of directors of Alcoa. Mr. Ghosn was born in Brazil on March 9, 1954. He graduated with engineering degrees from École Polytechnique in 1974 and from École des Mines de Paris in 1978. He and his wife, Rita, have four children.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. | President & CEO | Current |
| Renault S.A. | CEO | Former |
| Automotive Corporation | Current | |
| Automotive News Europe | Current | |
| Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Alcoa, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Michelin North America | Chairman & CEO | Former |
| Michelin Korea Tire Company Limited | Chief Operating Officer, South America | Former |
| Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. | Chief Operating Officer | Former |
| Renault S.A. | Executive Vice President | Former |
| Ecole Polytechnique | Degrees | Former |
| Sony Corporation | Board of Directors | Former |
Toshiyuki Shiga is the chief operating officer of Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. (NML), where he is responsible for Global Sales and Marketing, Human Resources, Treasury and Quality. He is also chairman of Management Committee of Japan (MC-J) and Management Committee of General Overseas Market (MC-GOM). Before assuming his current position in 2005, Shiga acted as senior vice president in charge of the general overseas market (GOM) Sales & Marketing division. Since joining NML in 1976, Shiga has held a number of positions in Sales operation in Asia and Corporate Planning. Shiga holds a degree from the faculty of economics at Osaka Prefecture University.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. | COO | Current |
| Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. | Co-Chairman | Current |
Carlos Tavares is executive vice president and a member of the Board of Directors of Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. He also serves as chairman of the Management Committee-Americas (MC-A). As MC-A chairman, Tavares oversees Nissan’s operations in North, Central and South America, including Manufacturing, Engineering, Design, Sales and Marketing, Administration and Finance. Before assuming his current responsibilities, he supervised a number of functions globally, including Corporate Planning, Product Planning, Design, Brand Management, Market Intelligence, Control and the Infiniti and Light Commercial Vehicle businesses. Tavares joined Nissan in April 2004 as a program director. Later that year, he was appointed vice president of Product Strategy and Product Planning. In 2005, he was named executive vice president and elected as a member of the Board of Directors. Tavares came to Nissan from its Alliance partner Renault, where he spent 23 years in engineering and program-management roles, including program director for C-segment cars. Tavares graduated from the Ecole Centrale de Paris in 1981 with a degree in engineering. Outside of work, Tavares is a sports car enthusiast and participates in racing events around the world. Tavares, a Portuguese national, resides in Nashville, Tenn., and Tokyo, Japan.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. | Executive Vice President, Design, Corp Planning & Product Planning | Current |
| Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. | Chairman, Management Committee-Americas | Current |
| Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. | Executive Vice President | Current |
| Nissan North America, Inc. | Senior Vice President | Current |
| Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. | Executive Vice President, Res, Technology & Engineering Development | Current |
| Nissan North America, Inc. | Senior Vice President | Current |
| Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. | Executive Vice President, Manufacturing | Current |
| Nissan North America, Inc. | Executive Vice President | Current |
| Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Nissan North America, Inc. | Senior Vice President | Current |
| Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. | Senior Vice President | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. | Senior Vice President, Corp Quality Assurance & Customer Service | Current |
| Nissan North America, Inc. | Senior Vice President | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. | Senior Vice President, Cost Reduction | Current |
| Nissan North America, Inc. | Senior Vice President | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. | Senior Vice President, HR | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. | Senior Vice President, Global Aftersales | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. | Senior Vice President, Marketing & Sales | Current |
| Nissan North America, Inc. | Senior Vice President | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. | Senior Vice President, Vehicle Design Engineering | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. | Senior Vice President, Integrated Sys Planning | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. | Senior Vice President, Vehicle Production Engineering | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Nissan North America, Inc. | Senior Vice President | Current |
| Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. | Senior Vice President, Design | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. | Senior Vice President, Global Sales Management | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. | Senior Vice President, Powertrain Engineering | Current |
| JATCO Corporation | Board of Directors | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. | Co-Chairman & Vice President, Representative Director | Current |
| JATCO Corporation | Chairman | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. | Senior Vice President & Controller | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Nissan North America, Inc. | Executive Vice President | Current |
| Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. | Board of Directors | Current |
Executive News
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Uncle Sam expands funding of electric cars R
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UPDATE 2-Nippon Sheet Glass chief Chambers steps down
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Toyota holds back in EV race
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Toyota Falling Behind Rivals in Race to Go Electric
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Russia to Start 'Clunkers' Plan
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Automakers charged up over EVs ... again
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Nissan's zero-emission hatchback
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Update: Nissan Moving Forward with Self-Charging Car?
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Comment!
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Nissan COO: July Japan Sales Likely To Pick Up On Government Steps
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= Japan Outlook: Revised Indus Output; Honda Pres Meets Press
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Nissan North America Announces Management Changes
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Nissan North America Announces Management Changes
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Nissan North America Announces Management Changes
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Nissan's Ghosn cautions shareholders financial crisis not fully over
| Volume | 278,673 |
| Shares Outstanding | 2.2B |
| Market Cap | 36.9B |
| Year High | 16.71 |
| Year Low | 5.59 |
| Earnings Per Share | 0.00 |
| P/E Ratio | N/A |
| Dividend | 0.00 |
| Yield | 0.00 |
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