Infiniti is a brand of Nissan.
Nissan launched Infiniti in the United States in November 1989.
Where it sits
Two levels. A figure marks a company boundary crossed; a word means the figure was never published.
Infiniti
37 years, one owner
The year is coloured by whoever held it at the time.
- 1989 Nissan launched Infiniti in the United States in November 1989. Infiniti's own history says that, after years of top-secret preparation by a group formed within Nissan in 1985, INFINITI was announced to the world in 1989 and launched at 51 dealers across the United States; the launch day was 8 November 1989.
Nissan
2 marques
A Yokohama carmaker no company has ever controlled: Renault rescued it in 1999 and still holds a large stake it can only partly vote, and Nissan in turn is the largest shareholder in Mitsubishi Motors without controlling it. The premium badge was invented for American showrooms.