'Nissan and the British motor vehicle industry (prior to the Nissan investment in the UK in 1984' in H Cortazzi (ed), Britain and Japan. Biographical portraits, Volume 6
Details:
- Author(s) Madeley, Christopher
- Publication type Chapter
- Year published 2007
- Pages pp94-106
- Publisher Global Oriental
- Place Published Folkestone
Topics:
- Name Licensing, etc
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Library:
- Name British Library
- City London
- County Greater London
- Country England
- Postcode NW1 2DB
- Visit British Library's website
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Notes:
Deals with Nissan's business connections with the UK, 1912-84, including: purchase of components in UK from 1912, notably from Swift of Coventry; car sales in Japan by Austin Motor Co Ltd between the wars and issues relating to the use of the Austin 7 car as a model for the first Datsun car; 1952-59 licensing agreement with Austin for production of cars in Japan