Nissan Motor Co. Ltd. is one of the world's largest car manufacturers. The company employs 180,000 people, while its annual receipts exceed $80 billion. In the 2008 fiscal year, which ended on March 31, 2009, the company's global sales totaled 3,411,000. Nissan Motor Co. Ltd. is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.
The company operates in 190 countries around the world.
Nissan deals in car design, engineering, corporate and consumer financing, manufacturing and distribution, sales and marketing.
In Russia, Nissan has been represented by several commercial distributors since the early 1990s. In 2003, the national trading company Nissan Motor RUS was created, with commercial operation starting in January 2004. Nissan cars are sold through an authorized dealer network, currently comprising 75 dealerships in 49 cities. The company's sales in Russia totaled 146,600 cars in 2008. Nissan occupies a 5.7% share of the Russian light vehicle market, making it the company's largest European market and its fifth largest in the world.
On April 25, 2006, Nissan Motor Co. Ltd. announced its plans to establish a new assembly facility in St Petersburg. On June 13, 2006, during the 10th St Petersburg International Economic Forum, a memorandum of understanding was signed with the city authorities and an agreement with the Russian Ministry of Economic Development and Trade on the construction of a new assembly plant in St Petersburg. In a resolution made in February 2007 by the St Petersburg administration, the construction of the Nissan assembly plant was recognized as a strategic investment project. On July 8, 2007, an official ground breaking ceremony was held. The plant inauguration ceremony is scheduled for June 2, 2009.
The Nissan assembly plant was built in a new industrial zone in north-western St Petersburg near Kamenka village. The planned annual production capacity is 50,000 vehicles. During the initial production phase, about 750 workers will be required for a one-shift operation. Investments totaled $200 million. The quality of manufacture will conform to Nissan Production Way (NPW) international standards, a manufacturing method applied in all Nissan plants around the world.