Who owns Nissan?
Nissan is owned by Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. (Japan, TSE: 7201).[1]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: Financial Information as of March 31, 2026 (English translation of the Yukashoken-Houkokusho), Nissan Motor Co., Ltd, 22 June 2026. Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. reported
- Owner HQ
- 🇯🇵 Japan, Yokohama
- Origin
- 🇯🇵 Japan, Yokohama
- Founded
- 1933
- Category
- Automotive › Cars › Mass-market cars
- Parent ticker
- TSE: 7201
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Nissan
Nissan is the namesake vehicle brand of Nissan Motor Co. Its annual securities report for the year to March 2026 names the third-generation Nissan LEAF, the Sentra, the Rogue, the Qashqai with third-generation e-POWER hybrid technology, the Pathfinder, Murano, Armada and the minivehicle Nissan Sakura. The report says the Group's global retail sales were 3,151 thousand units that year, down 5.8 percent from the year before.
Ownership timeline of Nissan
Where Nissan sits in Nissan
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by Nissan
Nissan controls 2 brands on Brandtree, 2 of them in automotive.
Also in automotive
Other brands in mass-market cars, and who owns them
The 47 brands in mass-market cars on Brandtree belong to 22 owners. The largest is Stellantis, with 9.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Chrysler | Stellantis | 🇳🇱 Netherlands |
| GWM Pickup | Great Wall Motor | 🇨🇳 China |
| CHERY | Chery | 🇨🇳 China |
| Buick | General Motors | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Roewe | SAIC Motor | 🇨🇳 China |
| Daihatsu | Toyota | 🇯🇵 Japan |
| SEAT | Volkswagen Group | 🇩🇪 Germany |
| Geely Auto | Geely | 🇨🇳 China |
About the owner: Nissan
Nissan is a publicly listed company headquartered in Yokohama, Japan, founded in 1933. Brandtree records 2 brands under its control, and it is listed as TSE: 7201.
Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. is a Japanese carmaker, listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange, whose predecessor Jidosha Seizo Co. was established in December 1933 and took the Nissan name in June 1934. Its annual securities report for the year ended 31 March 2026 describes the main business as manufacturing and selling vehicles and automotive parts, with sales finance alongside, and reports global retail sales of 3,151 thousand units for the year. It holds equity-method interests in Mitsubishi Motors and in the Dongfeng Motor Co. joint venture in China.
🇯🇵 Nissan and other Japanese brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 437 brands that began in Japan. 21 of them (5%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; Nissan is not one of them.
Latest news about Nissan
- FTC, Connecticut Secure $4 Million Settlement with Manchester City Nissan Over Deceptive Fees Allegations — ftc.gov, · regulatory
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Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Nissan?
The parent company of Nissan is Nissan Motor Co., Ltd., a publicly listed company headquartered in Japan.
Is Nissan Japanese?
Yes. Nissan originated in Japan in 1933 and its owner, Nissan Motor Co., Ltd., is also headquartered in Japan.
Is Nissan still owned by Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.?
Yes. As of 4 October 2026, Nissan is still owned by Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
Sources (1) & corrections
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
- [1] Financial Information as of March 31, 2026 (English translation of the Yukashoken-Houkokusho) — Nissan Motor Co., Ltd., Annual report, published 22 June 2026; retrieved 4 October 2026.
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