Corporate Profile

Established : September 17, 1984
Headquarters : 2-10-6 Minami-Oi, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo 140-8563
Capitalization : ¥495 million (100% investment by Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.)
Sales : ¥7.752 billion (as of March 2009)
Employees : 185 (as of March 2009)
President : Yuuichi Sanada
 

Major business activities

•Design and development of race and rally cars; entry in domestic and international races and the gathering of feedback on these results

•Promotion and management of domestic and international racing promotional activities

•Planning, development and sales of competition parts for production vehicles

•Vehicle servicing, repair, modify and sales.

 

History

1984 September : Nissan Motorsports International Co., Ltd.
October : Start of business activities
1985 February : Development and sales of NISMO original automobile parts begins
June : Sales of clothing and goods begins
1986 April : First freshmen employees hired
1987 May : Showroom for the general public opens at Omori Headquarters
September : Omori Headquarters showroom given name NISMO Paddock
1988 January : NISMO Paddock in Kobe (the first Paddock store) opens.
NISMO Motorsports Europe (NME) is established
1989 June : NISMO Oppama Engineering Center established
1990 October : NISMO Fukuoka Office opens
1993 March : NISMO Oppama Engineering Center is integrated into Omori Headquarters
NISMO Fukuoka Office closes
April : Transfer of European management to Nissan Motorsports Europe
October : Automobile service parts business begins
1994 July : Merger with Mobility Park
1995 February : Inauguration of Club Le Mans Nissan/NISMO motorsports club
1997 June : Change of NISMO logomark
November : First NISMO Festival at FISCO
2001 March : Yutaka Katayama named NISMO Honorary Member
2003 October : Staff dispatched to US
2004 January : Staff dispatched to Europe
February : Change of NISMO logomark
April : Club Le Mans name changed to Club NISMO
2006 March : US representative office closed
European representative office closed
Yutaka Katayama retires as NISMO Honorary Member
NISMO Engine development center open
April Transfer of light tune parts, planning, development, sales to Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.
October : Administration of Mobility Park transferred to Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.
Transfer of goods business, planning, development, sales to Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.
 
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