Who owns it?
Built and owned by JP Japan, 1933 · never sold

Nissan is independent. It owns itself.

Nissan was founded in Yokohama in December 1933 as Jidosha Seizo Co., Ltd. (自動車製造㈱), jointly funded by Nihon Sangyo and Tobata Imono with capital of 10 million yen, and took the name Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. in June 1934, according to the history in its securities report.

Where it sits

Nowhere. There is no level above this one.

Nissan
JP Yokohama Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. 7201.T the chain ends here
The top

Also part-owned by

A stake that is not control, so it does not decide who owns it.

Renault FR Boulogne-Billancourt 35.8%

93 years, one owner since 1980

The year is coloured by whoever held it at the time.

  1. 1933 Nissan was founded in Yokohama in December 1933 as Jidosha Seizo Co., Ltd. (自動車製造㈱), jointly funded by Nihon Sangyo and Tobata Imono with capital of 10 million yen, and took the name Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. in June 1934, according to the history in its securities report.
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.

Japan 2
Infiniti a marque
Nissan Yokohama