Hashimoto Forms the Roots of Nissan Motor Company
At a glance:
- Series: Great Events from History II: Business and Commerce Series
- Categories: Technology, Inventions, Economics
- Subcategories: Business, Industry, Manufacturing, Factories, Automobiles, Cars
- Curriculum: Asian History
- Geographical Location: Japan
- Date: 1911
Article abstract: Nissan, one of the oldest Japanese automobile companies, had its roots in a company formed in 1911 and became one of Japan’s and the world’s leading automobile manufacturers.
Summary of Event
Before World War II, the Japanese automobile industry was quite small. Most of the country’s few cars had been produced from kits sent from the United States and the United Kingdom. A handful of Japanese companies in the early twentieth century had attempted to produce low-priced vehicles, but these were far outnumbered by the rickshaws and...
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