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Nissan Group

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Nissan Group, formerly the Nissan zaibatsu, was a major Japanese business conglomerate founded in 1928 by Yoshisuke Aikawa and headquartered in Chiyoda, Tokyo, encompassing hundreds of member companies across fisheries, mining, automobiles, real estate and insurance. Disbanded after World War II, its constituent businesses were reorganized into successor companies including Nissan Motor, Hitachi, Eneos Holdings and Nissan Chemical Corporation.

Facts

Company Type

Zaibatsu conglomerate 1

Founded Year

1928 1

Headquarters

Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan 1

Chronology

Dissolved Year

1947 1

Company Type

Company Type (category)

Public 1

FAQs

Is the Nissan Group the same thing as Nissan Motor?

No. Nissan Motor is one successor to the disbanded Nissan Group conglomerate.

No. The Nissan Group was a Japanese zaibatsu, a conglomerate founded in 1928 by Yoshisuke Aikawa, with hundreds of member companies across fisheries, mining, automobiles, real estate and insurance. It was disbanded after World War II and its businesses were reorganized into separate successor companies. Nissan Motor is one of those successors, alongside Hitachi, Eneos Holdings and Nissan Chemical Corporation.

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Automotive Industry

A major automotive manufacturer; classified in the atlas automotive-industry.

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