RegenerationJanuary 2001 Mounting world’s first Lane Keep Assistance System in CimaMarch 2001 Vehicle production at Murayama Plant ceasesMay 2002 Nissan unveils a new three-year business plan titled NISSAN 180May 2003 Exports/ProductionNissan inaugurates new plant in Canton, MississippiJune 2003 Dongfeng Motor Co., Ltd. establishedDecember 2005 Development of clearcoat, Scratch Guard Coat On September 25, 2007, construction of a new hands-on driving facility, GRANDRIVE, was completed at the Oppama Proving Ground in Yokosuka City, Kanagawa Prefecture. The course simulates a diverse range of driving conditions, allowing customers, dealers and journalists to experience different vehicle characteristics and advanced technologies that Nissan is known for. The event hall attached to the vehicle track also won a Good Design Award in 2008. The distinctive name was decided through an in-house contest and was coined from the image of experiencing the joy and pleasure of driving (DRIVE) in a grand and majestic place (GRAN).April 2007 ManagementGlobal Production Engineering Center establishedMay 2007 ManagementNissan Advanced Technology Center establishedSeptember 2007 Renault Nissan Technology & Business Centre India Private Limited establishedThe world’s first system aimed at reducing driver fatigue by assisting maneuvers to keep vehicles within lane markers when driving in a straight line on expressways is installed in a commercially available car.To improve the efficiency of domestic production operations, the Murayama Plant, a vehicle production base along with the Oppama and Tochigi plants, was closed.Nissan’s next medium-term management plan was initiated after NRP goals were achieved one year ahead of schedule. It was a three-year plan to exit the revitalization phase and shift toward profitable growth.This new plant, with an annual production capacity of 400,000 units, was designed to expand the company’s lineup of products for the North American market, including new minivans and large pickup trucks.Nissan established a joint venture with Dongfeng Motor to manufacture and sell a full lineup of passenger cars and commercial vehicles. This marked Nissan’s full-scale entry into the Chinese market.Nissan developed the world’s first clearcoat that restores scuff marks on painted surfaces caused by car washes and off-road driving. The new center improved the quality of new models during the production process and extended that level of quality to all domestic and overseas plants, helping to improve product quality through uniformity.Established as a new R&D center, this location’s purpose included further enhancements in product lineups featuring advanced technologies.The new center was established in Chennai, India, to support engineering technology and business service-related operations at Nissan’s global bases.15TechnologyExports/ProductionManagementManagementTechnologyManagementBuilding GRANDRIVE
元のページ ../index.html#15