Nissan Group

Nissan Group
Native name
日産コンツェルン
Nissan Kontserun
Company typePublic
IndustryConglomerate
Founded1920
FounderYoshisuke Aikawa from assets of Fusanosuke Kuhara and Namihei Odaira
Defunct1947
FateReformed as Nissan Motor
Successors
Headquarters
Chiyoda, Tokyo
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Japan
Area served
Worldwide
ProductsIndustrial machinery, telecommunications, power plants, information systems, electronics, automotive, materials, financial services, construction

Nissan Group (日産コンツェルン, Nissan Kontserun; "Nissan Concern"), formerly Nissan zaibatsu, was a group of companies and Japan's most powerful business groupings.

Founded in 1928 by Yoshisuke Aikawa, the group was originally a holding company created as an offshoot of Kuhara Mining Co. (became Nippon Mining & Metals Company; currently part of Eneos Holdings), which Aikawa had taken over as president from his brother-in-law, Fusanosuke Kuhara. After the bankruptcy of the Kuhara zaibatsu following World War I, Aikawa reorganized its assets into Japan Industries or Nihon Sangyo Corporation (日本産業株式会社, Nihon Sangyō kabushiki gaisha), Nissan for short.[1]

The group's core business was real estate and insurance, with hundreds of member companies, including fisheries, mining companies, and was affiliated with Hitachi, as well as what Nissan is now known for—its automobile business. After World War II, the zaibatsu was disbanded and reformed into Nissan Motor Co.

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References

  1. ^ Kikkawa, Takeo (2023). "Case 12 Shitagau Noguchi and Yoshisuke Aikawa: Emergence of New Konzerns and Foray into the Continent". History of Innovative Entrepreneurs in Japan. Springer Nature Singapore. ISBN 978-981-19-9453-1. Retrieved February 19, 2025.
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