Nissan

Summary

Nissan is a brand^[1]. Nissan ranks in the top 0.38% of brand entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8,902 views/month, #4 of 1,040).^[2]

Key Facts

• Nissan received the Car and Driver 10Best^[3].
• Nissan received the Car and Driver 10Best^[4].
• Nissan received the Car and Driver 10Best^[5].
• Nissan received the Car and Driver 10Best^[6].
• Nissan received the Car and Driver 10Best^[7].
• Nissan received the Car and Driver 10Best^[8].
• Nissan was a member of CHAdeMO Association^[9].
• Nissan was a member of Wi-Fi Alliance^[10].
• Nissan is located in Yokohama^[11].
• Nissan is located in Kanagawa-ku^[12].
• Nissan is in the country of Japan^[13].
• Nissan is in the country of JP^[14].
• Nissan's instance of is recorded as brand^[15].
• Nissan's instance of is recorded as public company^[16].
• Nissan's instance of is recorded as automobile manufacturer^[17].
• Nissan's founder is recorded as Yoshisuke Aikawa^[18].
• Nissan's founder is recorded as Den Kenjirō^[19].
• Nissan's founder is recorded as William R. Gorham^[20].
• Nissan is owned by Renault^[21].
• Nissan is owned by Mercedes-Benz Group^[22].
• Nissan's headquarters location is recorded as Yokohama^[23].
• Nissan's headquarters location is recorded as Montigny-le-Bretonneux^[24].
• Nissan's chief executive officer is recorded as Makoto Uchida^[25].
• Nissan's has organizational division is recorded as Infiniti^[26].
• Nissan's has organizational division is recorded as Nismo^[27].

Product Details

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GLEIF Golden Copy — Level 1 entity data

• Legal Entity Identifier (LEI): 353800DRBDH1LUTNAY26^[28]

• Registered legal name: 日産自動車株式会社^[29]

• Legal jurisdiction: JP^[30]

• GLEIF entity category: GENERAL^[31]

• Legal form (ISO 20275 ELF): T417^[32]

• Entity status: ACTIVE^[33]

• LEI registration status: ISSUED^[34]

• Entity created: 1933-12-25^[35]

• LEI first registered: 2017-10-24^[36]

• LEI last updated: 2025-10-24^[37]

• LEI next renewal: 2026-10-24^[38]

• Managing LOU: 353800279ADEFGKNTV65^[39]

• Registration authority: RA000412^[40]

• Authority entity ID: 0200-01-031109^[41]

• Other names: Nissan Motor Co., LTD.^[42]

• Conformity flag: CONFORMING^[43]

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

• Type: Imprint^[44]

• Country: XW^[45]

• Began / founded: 1933-12-26^[46]

• MusicBrainz ID: 91a7f667-d40b-4965-a96f-2953805ae712^[47]

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Founding

Founders include Yoshisuke Aikawa^[18], Den Kenjirō^[19], and William R. Gorham^[20]. Recorded inception include December 26, 1933^[48] and 1933-12-25^[49]. Nissan's location of formation is recorded as Yokohama^[50].

Leadership

Nissan's chief executive officer is recorded as Makoto Uchida^[25].

Operations

Headquarters locations include Yokohama^[23], a city designated by government ordinance^[51], in Japan^[52], founded in 1889^[53], headquartered in Yokohama City Hall^[54] and Montigny-le-Bretonneux^[24], a commune of France^[55], in France^[56]. Parent organizations include Renault^[57] and Renault–Nissan–Mitsubishi Alliance^[58]. Subsidiaries include Jatco^[59], a business^[60], in Japan^[61], founded in 1999^[62], headquartered in Fuji^[63]; Nissan Motor Car Carrier^[64]; Renault Nissan Automotive India Private Limited^[65]; Nissan Motor Manufacturing UK^[66]; Nissan Technical Center North America^[67]; and Nismo^[68].

Industry

Nissan's industry is recorded as automotive industry^[69].

Ownership

Owners include Renault^[21], an automobile manufacturer^[70], in France^[71], founded in 2002^[72], headquartered in Boulogne-Billancourt^[73] and Mercedes-Benz Group^[22], an automobile manufacturer^[74], in Germany^[75], founded in 1998^[76], headquartered in Stuttgart^[77]. Stock exchanges include Tokyo Stock Exchange^[78] and Nasdaq^[79].

Recognition

Awards received include Car and Driver 10Best^[3], an award^[80]; Motor Trend Car of the Year^[81], an award^[82]; North American Car of the Year^[83], an award^[84], founded in 1989^[85]; and Jella-Lepman Medal^[86], a literary award^[87], in Germany^[88].

Brands and Namesakes

Things named for Nissan include Nissan Stadium^[89], a stadium^[90], in United States^[91], founded in 1999^[92] and International Stadium Yokohama^[93], a multi-purpose sports venue^[94], in Japan^[95], founded in 1994^[96].

Why It Matters

Nissan ranks in the top 0.38% of brand entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8,902 views/month, #4 of 1,040).^[2] Nissan has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[97] Nissan is known by 32 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[98]

Entities named for Nissan include Nissan Stadium^[89], a stadium^[90], in United States^[91], founded in 1999^[92] and International Stadium Yokohama^[93], a multi-purpose sports venue^[94], in Japan^[95], founded in 1994^[96].

FAQs

What awards did Nissan receive?

Honors received include Car and Driver 10Best^[3], Car and Driver 10Best^[4], Car and Driver 10Best^[5], and Car and Driver 10Best^[6].