A year after being founded as Jidosha Seico Co., Ltd. in 1933, the company joined forces with another manufacturer and Nissan Motor Company, Ltd. was born. Since then, they have produced vehicles that are well known around the world in cities like Austin for their edginess and their great performance. The very first vehicles were sold under the Datsun brand name. It wasn't until the late 1950s that they were available in the United States, though.
In the 1960s, Nissan continued its heritage of joining forces with other companies and merged with Prince Motor Company. This allowed Nissan to add a bit of luxury to their well performing cars. The appearance of the Satsun 240Z sports car in the 1970s helped the company become very popular in the United States. This car combined the best of the muscle car era with good gas mileage, something that was well appreciated in the 1970s in cities like Austin.
In the 1980s, they stopped selling Datsuns and started using the Nissan brand. They were one of the first Asian car makers to move a manufacturing plant to the United States during this decade. They continued to concentrate on producing edgy and super performance cars. The 1990s were kind of bland, but the turn of the century has breathed some new life into Nissan. Today, they're still going strong, offering a well rounded selection of vehicles for all types of drivers, especially Austin drivers.
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