Nissan is famous for making cars that emphasize on fashion-forward style and performance. Nissancars lineup include sports cars, SUVs, sedans, wagons, pickup trucks, and minivans.

Nissan (Nissan Motor Company, Ltd. or日産自動車株式会社in Japanese), being number eighth largest automaker in the world (as of 2009, see alsocar manufacturer statistic), is another very well-known Japanese carmaker.

The company was founded in 1933 as Jidosha-Seizo Co., Ltd. and later on changed to Nissan Motor Co., Ltd in 1934. The first Nissan car was marketed under the Datsun brand. By 1950s, Nissan incorporation with Austin Motor and entered to United States market. In 1959, a few Nissan cars with chic Italianate styling were introduced such as the Datsun Fairlady, 411 Series (Nissan Bluebird), Datsun 510, and Datsun 240Z (powered by an inline six-cylinder engine).

By 1970s, Nissan exports more than 10 million vehicles and became one of the world’s largest exporters. In 1981, Nissan replaced the Datsun name with Nissan. Few years later in 1989, Nissan created a premium version and entered to US market as Infiniti.

Why buy Nissan Cars?

• Styling. It is not just buying a car, but it is buying a fashion-forward vehicle that will not look outdate after decades. Take a look at the Nissan Silvia S13 that born in the 1980s.
• Durability. A 100,000 miles on a Nissan engine is nothing. There are over 1 million Nissan cars running on the road right now are with more than 100,000 miles on their odometer.
• Affordable. With the quality Nissan deliver to their customers and the price they offer, it is one of the most affordable and sought-after cars in the world.

Famous Nissan Cars

Over the years, Nissan had built many quality and performance cars include the Nissan Skyline GTR, Nissan G35, Nissan Cube, Nissan Altima, Nissan Murano, Nissan Frontier, Nissan 350Z and 370Z, Nissan 200SX, Nissan 300ZX, Nissan Maxima, Nissan Titan, Nissan Pathfinder, Nissan Versa, Nissan Quest, Nissan Sentra, Nissan Rogue, Nissan Juke, Nissan Xterra, Nissan Xterra, Nissan Armada, some great Nissan trucks and many more great value cars to be listed here.

Nissanconcept carsinclude the Nissan PIVO 2 and Nissan Qazana. Nissan electric cars include the Nissan Leaf.

Nissan’s competitors include GM cars, Chrysler Cars, Toyota cars,Honda cars,Ford Cars,Volkswagen Cars, andHyundai Cars.

Today, Nissan cars are best for anyone who is looking for quality and performance cars. Nissan, SHIFT!