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This is a list of current and defunct automobile manufacturers of Japan. Major current manufacturers. Company Brand Notes Honda (1946–present) Acura:
This is a list of automobiles produced for the general public in the Japanese market. They are listed in chronological order from when each model began its model year. If a model did not have continuous production, it is listed again on the model year production resumed. Concept cars and submodels are not listed unless they are themselves notable.
Yanase & Co., Ltd. (株式会社ヤナセ Yanase Kabushiki gaisha) was an importer of American-made cars to Japan and contributed to disaster recovery efforts by importing GMC trucks and construction equipment. By bringing in American products, Japanese manufacturers were able to examine the imported vehicles and develop their own products.
The first Japanese car to be sold in the United States was the 1958 Toyopet Crown, a Toyota model that was popular in its home country but not well received in America. As Toyota magazine reported,...
Datsun (UK: / ˈ d æ t s ən /, US: / ˈ d ɑː t s ən /) [1] was a Japanese automobile manufacturer brand owned by Nissan.Datsun's original production run began in 1931. From 1958 to 1986, only vehicles exported by Nissan were identified as Datsun.
Toyota Motor Co. was established as an independent and separate company in 1937. Although the founding family's name was written in the Kanji "豊田" (rendered as "Toyoda"), the company name was changed to a similar word in katakana - トヨタ (rendered as "Toyota") because the latter has 8 strokes which is regarded as a lucky number in East Asian culture. [3]
The Selden Road-Engine The Präsident automobile The first automobile in Japan, a French Panhard-Levassor, in 1898 Fiat 4 HP, the first car model produced by Italian manufacturer Fiat in 1899. The American George B. Selden filed for a patent on 8 May 1879. His application included the engine and its use in a four-wheeled car.
The first Skyline was introduced on 24 April 1957, at the Takarazuka Theater, in Hibiya, Tokyo, [3] for Fuji Precision Industries, marketed as a luxury car.It featured a 1.5 L (1,482 cc) GA-30 engine (also known as FG4A-30) producing 44 kW (60 hp) at 4,400 rpm, which was previously used in the prototype Subaru 1500, Subaru's first car. [4]