Era of High GrowthJune 1958 Exports of passenger cars to US commenceSeptember 1960 Nissan Motor Corporation U.S.A. establishedSeptember 1961 ManagementNissan Mexicana, S.A. de C.V. establishedMarch 1962 Construction of Oppama Plant completedAugust 1963 Nissan Gallery opens in Ginza 4-chomeMay 1965 Construction of Zama Plant completedThe 6th Round Australia Trial (officially the Mobilgas Trial), a 16,600-kilometer endurance trial, was held from August 20 to September 7, 1958. Nissan entered two Datsun 1000 Sedan Model 210 vehicles, Fuji and Sakura. The rally lasted 19 days, and despite harsh conditions, both Datsuns completed the course, with Fuji coming in first in its class. This achievement demonstrated to the world the durability and reliability of Datsun, and contributed greatly to rapid progress and massively increased international exports.August 1966 Nissan merges with Prince Motors, Ltd.February 1969 World’s first four-valve DOHC engine adopted for a mass-produced vehicleMarch 1971 Construction of Tochigi Plant completedNissan begins exporting the Datsun 210 to the US, a passenger car that won in its class at the Round Australia Trial (Mobilgas), thereby demonstrating its competitiveness in international markets. Nissan Motor Corporation U.S.A. was established to strengthen the local sales organizational structure. Nissan Mexicana, S.A. de C.V. was established as a joint venture with Marubeni-Iida Co., Ltd. (now Marubeni Corporation) to enter the Mexican market. Production commenced at a new plant in 1966.A plant specializing in passenger cars was completed in Oppama, Yokosuka City, Kanagawa Prefecture. Auto-presses and other novel technologies were adopted that exceeded the international standards of the time. The Nissan Gallery opened on the 2nd floor of the San-ai Building. It was established as an innovative showroom that displayed new products and also employed attendants with a wealth of product knowledge.A 208,000 m2 factory specializing in truck assembly was established in Zama-cho (now Zama City), Koza-gun, Kanagawa Prefecture, to facilitate mass production.To strengthen the international competitiveness of Japan’s automotive industry, Nissan merged with Prince Motors, Ltd., which excelled in technological development.The Skyline 2000GT-R, the culmination of Nissan’s technology, is born. It was the first mass-produced car in the world to have a four-valve DOHC engine.To further increase production capacity, a new plant was completed on a three million square-meter site in Kaminokawa-machi, Kawachi-gun, Tochigi Prefecture.7Exports/ProductionManagementExports/ProductionManagementExports/ProductionManagementTechnology Exports/ProductionClass winner in first Australian rally
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