Nissan
Automotive · Japan
Nissan designs, builds and sells cars and trucks under the Nissan and INFINITI brands, from small kei cars to e-POWER hybrids and electric models, and finances their sale through its own credit arms.
What makes it different
Car financing earned more than the whole company.
¥297.9BSales finance operating profitFY2025 (Apr 2025-Mar 2026)
Nissan's sales-finance arms made ¥297.9B of operating profit in FY2025 while the car business lost money.
How big it is
How big is Nissan?
¥12.01TNet salesFY2025
3.15MVehicles soldFY2025
120,079Employees2026
How it makes money FY2025
Mostly selling cars.
- Automobile89%¥10.69T
- Sales finance11%¥1.32T
How the business works
Build near buyers, share costs with partners.
- 1Plants close to each market
- 2e-POWER hybrids and EVs
- 3Platforms with Renault and Mitsubishi
Nissan is closing plants and sharing platforms with alliance partners to cut the cost of each car.
Who owns it
- Natixis SA as trustee for Fiducie Newton 70191018.74%
- Renault S.A.17.12%
- The Master Trust Bank of Japan (trust account)7.09%
CEO: Ivan Espinosa
Who it competes with
Key moments
- 1933Jidosha Seizo Co. is established
- 1935First fully integrated assembly line
- 1966Merger with Prince Motors
- 1980U.S. manufacturing company set up
- 1999Alliance with Renault signed
Sources
Every number on this page comes from Nissan's own reports.
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What Nissan tracks29 metrics
Global production
Electrified vehicles sold
e-POWER share of shipments
Results, quarter by quarterwith a chart
Revenue
Profit
Margin
Where the money comes from5 regions
North America
Japan
Europe
The full timeline18 moments
2024
2025
2026
Nissan vs Toyotaside by side
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