1933 Dec Jidosha Seizo Co., Ltd., predecessor of Nissan Motor Co., Ltd., is established in Yokohama with paid-in capital of ¥10,000,000. 1934 Jun The Company name is changed to Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. 1935 May The corporat......1933 Dec Jidosha Seizo Co., Ltd., predecessor of Nissan Motor Co., Ltd., is established in Yokohama with paid-in capital of ¥10,000,000. 1934 Jun The Company name is changed to Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. 1935 May The corporate mark is chosen. 1940- 1944 Sep The head office is moved to Nihonbashi, Tokyo, and the Company name is changed to Nissan Heavy Industries, Ltd. 1946 Jan Headquarters returns to Yokohama. 1949 Aug Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. is reestablished as the Company name. 1950- 1959 Mar Production commences at Yulon Motor Co., Ltd. in Taiwan, the Companys first overseas KD factory. 1960- 1960 Sep Nissan Motor Corporation in U.S.A. is established. 1961 Sep Nissan Mexicana, S.A. de C.V. is established. (Production begins in October 1966.) 1962 Mar Construction of the Oppama Plant is completed. (Partial operations began in October 1961.) 1965 May Construction of the Zama Plant is completed. (Partial operations began in December 1964.) 1966 May Nissan Motor Co. (Australia) Pty. Ltd. is established. 1967 Jul Construction of the Honmoku Wharf is completed. 1968 Jan Headquarters operations are moved to the Companys new building in the Ginza area of Tokyo. 1970- 1970 Mar Nissan moves into the marine engine field. 1971 Mar Construction of the Tochigi Plant is completed. (Partial operations began in October 1968.) 1973 Oct Construction of the Sagamihara Parts Center is completed. (Partial operations began in April 1972.) 1974 Apr Nissan Science Foundation is established. 1976 Mar Nissan Motor Manufacturing Co. (Australia) Ltd. is established and full-scale operation begins. 1977 Jun Construction of the Kyushu Plant is completed. (Partial operations begin in April 1975.) 1979 Apr Nissan Design International, Inc. (NDI) is established in the United States. 1980- 1980 Jan Nissan acquires an equity interest in Motor Ibérica, S.A. in Spain. 1981 Jul Nissan begins worldwide marketing of vehicles under the Nissan name as part of a new corporate identity program. 1981 Nov The Nissan Technical Center is completed. 1982 Mar Construction of the Kurihama Manufacturing Plant, the satelite facility of the Yokohama Plant, is completed. (Production begins in May 1982.) 1982 Apr Construction of the head office annex is completed. 1984 Apr Nissan Motor Manufacturing (UK) Ltd. is established. (Production begins in July 1986.) 1985 Jul Nissan acquires an equity interest in Yulon Motor Co., Ltd. in Taiwan. 1986 Jan Construction of the Kawasaki Parts Distribution Center is completed. (Operations begin in February 1986.) 1988 Jun Nissan European Technology Centre Ltd. is established in the United Kingdom. 1989 Apr Nissan Europe N.V., the Companys regional headquarters for European operations, and Nissan Distribution Service (Europe) B.V., are established in the Netherlands. (Operations begin in April 1990.) 1990- 1990 Jan Nissan North America, Inc., the Companys regional headquarters for North American operations, is established in the United States. (Operations begin in April 1990.) 1990 Nov Nissan acquires an equity interest in Siam Motors Co., Ltd., in Thailand. 1991 Mar A new distribution company, Nissan Motor (GB) Ltd., is established in the United Kingdom. (Operations begin in January 1992.) 1992 Jan The Hokkaido Proving Grounds is established in Hokkaido as a cold-weather testing facility. 1992 Apr New production facility at the Kyushu Plant is completed, and production begins. 1992 Sep Nissan Casting Australia Pty. Ltd. is established. 1992 Nov Nissan Design Europe GmbH is established in Germany. 1993 Mar Nissan and the Zhengzhou Light Truck Factory form a joint venture, Zhengzhou Nissan Automobile Co., Ltd., for the production of commercial vehicles in China. 1994 Jan Production begins at the Iwaki Plant 1994 Jun Nissan Motor (China) Ltd. is established in Hong Kong to manage the distribution of vehicles and service parts to China. 1994 Jun Nissan Middle East FZE is established in Dubai, UAE as the Companys regional business management company for the Middle East. 1997 May Nissan Motor Manufacturing Corporation U.S.A. commences production at a new engine and transmission plant in Decherd. 1997 Jun Nissan European Technology center (Espanã), S.A. is established. 1998 Apr The Aerospace Divisions Tomioka Plant is completed and becomes operational in May. 1999 Mar Nissan and Renault signs an agreement for a global alliance, including equity participation. details 1999 Jun Nissan sells Fuji Plant and A/T and CVT development organization, establishes a wholly owned subsidiary, TransTechnology Ltd (now called JATCO Ltd.) 1999 Oct The company announces the Nissan Revival Plan (NRP). details 2000- 2000 Apr Nissan Motor Manufacturing Corporation U.S.A. is merged into Nissan North America, Inc. 2001 Apr Nissan and Suzuki Motor Corporation reach the agreement that Suzuki will supply mini-vehicles to Nissan on an OEM bases.