• Jan Nissan acquires an equity interest in Motor Iberica, S.A. in Spain.
• Jan Cumulative exports surpass 10 million units.
• Jul Nissan Motor Manufacturing Corporation U.S.A. (NMMC) is established. (The first Datsun truck rolled off the line in June 1983; the first Sentra (Sunny), in March 1985.)

Leopard Model F30

Laurel Model C31

• Jun Safari Model 160
• Aug Caravan/Homy Model E23
• Sep Leopard Model F30
• Nov Laurel Model C31

• Jun Construction of the Kambara Manufacturing Plant, the satellite facility of the Yoshiwara Plant, is completed, and operations begin.
• Jul Nissan begins worldwide marketing of vehicles under the Nissan name as part of a new corporate identity program.
• Aug Cumulative production surpasses 30 million units.
• Sep Nissan is tied up with Volkswagen AG of West Germany to produce and market passenger cars in Japan.
• Nov The Nissan Technical Center is completed.

Skyline Model R3

Sunny Model B11

• Aug Skyline Model R30
• Oct Sunny Model B11
• Dec Atlas Model H40

• Mar Construction of the Kurihama Manufacturing Plant, the satellite facility of the Yokohama Plant, is completed. (Production begins in May 1982.)
• Apr Construction of the head office annex is completed.
• Apr Nissan wins the Safari Rally for the fourth consecutive year.
• Jun Nissan concludes a technical assistance agreement with Martin Marietta, U.S.A., in the aerospace sector.
• Dec The new corporate mark is announced.

Pulsar Model N12

Prairie Model M10

March Model K10

• Feb Atlas Model F22
• Apr Pulsar Model N12
• Aug Prairie Model M10
• Aug Civilian Model W40
• Sep Datsun Vanette Largo Model GC120
• Sep Sunny Vanette Largo Model GC120
• Sep Cherry Vanette Largo Model GC120
• Oct March Model K10
• Oct Sunny AD Van Model VB11
• Oct Pulsar AD Van Model VB11
• Oct Datsun AD Van Model VB11

• Jan Nissan Motor Iberica, S.A. begins production of the Patrol (Safari).
• Jul Nissan Research & Development, Inc. is established in the United States.

Cedric Model Y30

Fairlady Z Model Z31

Bluebird Model U11

• Jun Cedric Model Y30
• Jun Gloria Model Y30
• Aug Silvia/Gazelle Model S12
• Sep Fairlady Z Model Z31
• Oct Bluebird Model U11

• Feb In line with its agreement with Volkswagen AG, Nissan begins production and sales of the Santana.
• Apr Nissan Motor Manufacturing (UK) Ltd. is established. (Production begins in July 1986.)
• May Cumulative domestic sales surpass 20 million units.
• Nov Construction of the Oppama Wharf is completed. (The harbor had been opened in May 1983.)

Laurel Model C32

Bluebird Maxima Model PU11

• Oct Laurel Model C32
• Oct Bluebird Maxima Model PU11

• Jul Nissan acquires an equity interest in Yulon Motor Co., Ltd. in Taiwan.
• Aug Cumulative production surpasses 40 million units.
• Oct Construction of Nissan Overseas Training Center (now called Nissan Overseas Business College) is completed.

Skyline Model R31

Vanette Model C22

• Aug Skyline Model R31
• Aug Datsun Truck Model D21
• Sep Sunny Model B12
• Sep Vanette Model C22

• Jan Construction of the Kawasaki Parts Distribution Center is completed.(Operations begin in February 1986.)
• Dec New corporate philosophy and corporate principles are announced.

Leopard Model F31

Laurel Model N13

• Feb Leopard Model F31
• May Laurel Model N13
• May Vanette Largo Model GC22
• Aug Terrano Model WD21
• Sep Caravan/Homy Model E24

• Jan The Pulsar, EXA, Langley, and Liberta Villa win the '86-'87 Japanese Car of the Year award.
• Apr Cumulative exports surpass 20 million units.
• May Daewoo Motor Co., Ltd., begins production and marketing of Vanette trucks in South Korea.
• Aug The H-I rocket, featuring the fixed apogee motor designed and produced by Nissan in Japan, successfully launches the engineering test satellite KIKU-5.

Bluebird Model U12

Safari Model Y60

• Jun Cedric Model Y31
• Jun Gloria Model Y31
• Sep Bluebird Model U12
• Nov Safari Model Y60

• Apr Nissan's ARC-X wins the "Car Design Award 1988, Torino---Piemonte".

• Jun Nissan European Technology Centre Ltd. is established in the United Kingdom.
• Aug Nissan acquires equity in Barrett Industrial Truck Inc. of the United States, a manufacturer of forklifts, and decides to locally manufacture forklifts.
• Oct The Nissan Silvia Q's win "Good Design Grand Prize" for 1988.

Cedric Cima Model FY31

Silvia Model S13

• Jan Cedric Cima Model FY31
• Jan Gloria Cima Model FY31
• May Silvia Model S13
• Sep Cefiro Model A31
• Sep Prairie Model M11
• Oct Maxima Model J30