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For 1966, Datsun debuted the Sunny/1000, allowing kei car owners to move up to something bigger. [19] That same year, Datsun won the East African Safari Rally and merged with Prince Motors, giving the company the Skyline model range, as well as a test track at Murayama. [19] The company introduced the Bluebird 510 in 1967. [19]
However by February 2025, Nissan announced it would abandon merger plans as the automaker stated that it wanted to become an equal partner to Honda rather than a subsidary. [ 12 ] In 2017, Nissan was the sixth largest automaker in the world, after Toyota , Volkswagen Group , Hyundai Motor Group , General Motors and Ford . [ 13 ]
If a model did not have continuous production, it is listed again on the model year production resumed. ... Nissan Datsun truck (1986–1997) Honda City (1986–1994 ...
Japanese automaker Nissan finds itself at a crossroads.Nissan was poised to participate in a megamerger with rival Honda (), and it was a huge development when the talks were revealed late last year.
Honda Motor Co., Ltd. [3], commonly known as just Honda, is a Japanese multinational conglomerate automotive manufacturer headquartered in Minato, Tokyo, Japan. Founded in October 1946 by Soichiro Honda, Honda has been the world's largest motorcycle manufacturer since 1959, [4] [5] reaching a production of 400 million by 19 December 2019. [6]
Soichiro Honda (本田 宗一郎, Honda Sōichirō, 17 November 1906 – 5 August 1991) was a Japanese engineer and industrialist. [1] In 1948, he established Honda Motor Co., Ltd. and oversaw its expansion from a wooden shack manufacturing bicycle motors to a multinational automobile and motorcycle manufacturer.
Like the S360, the S500 used a high-tech engine developed from Honda's motorcycle expertise. [3] It was a dual overhead cam straight-4 with four Keihin carburetors and a 9500 rpm redline. [ 2 ] Originally intended to displace 492 cc, the production version was 531 cc and produced 44 hp (33 kW) at 8000 rpm. [ 2 ]
Yutaka Katayama (片山 豊, Katayama Yutaka, born Yutaka Asoh; 15 September 1909 – 19 February 2015), also known as Mr. K, was a Japanese automotive executive who was employed by Nissan and served as the first president of Nissan Motor Corporation U.S.A. Katayama expanded Nissan's focus from economy vehicles towards sportier vehicles, and is regarded by Datsun/Nissan Z Car enthusiasts as ...