Nissan South Africa

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Nissan South Africa Pty Ltd
Company typeSubsidiary
IndustryAutomotive
Founded1966; 58 years ago (1966)
HeadquartersRosslyn, City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality, Gauteng, South Africa
ProductsAutomobiles
Websitewww.nissan.co.za

Nissan South Africa Pty Ltd is an automobile manufacturer based in Rosslyn, South Africa, and a subsidiary of Nissan.

History[edit]

In the 1960s, the brothers Thys and Andries Bekker imported the first Datsun 1000 pick-up to South Africa.[1]

In 1965, the assembly of Datsun automobiles began at Motor Assemblies.[1][2][3][4] The Datsun 1200 was the first Japanese passenger car to be imported in South Africa in 1966.[1][5] Other sources cite the year 1959.[6][7]

Rosslyn Motor Assemblers[edit]

After the assembly plant Motor Assemblies, in which models of different brands were produced, was taken over by Toyota end of 1964, it came to the founding of the Rosslyn Motor Assemblers Ltd. and to the construction of an assembly plant mainly for Datsun models in Rosslyn.[1] Opened in 1966, the factory was initially a free assembly plant for the South African market, as the Bekker brothers awarded the Nissan concession to the mining company Messina Transvaal, which was interested in a greater diversification of the assembly.[1] Other sources name the year 1965 as the opening year.[6][8]

Renamings[edit]

The company was renamed Datsun Nissan South Africa Ltd. in 1973 and, according to one source, focused on the sole production of Nissan products sold under the Datsun brand.[9][10] Ten years later (1983) the name of the company was changed to Nissan SA.[9][10]

Automakers SA[edit]

With the start of production of the Fiat Uno in 1988, a new parent company called Automakers SA Ltd. was founded.[9] This company was located in Sandton.[11] In one source, this company is also referred to as Nissan Automakers SA.[12]

In the year 2000 (or already 1997[13]), Nissan acquired a 37% stake in Automakers SA Ltd. One year later, the name was changed to Nissan South Africa Pty. Ltd..[14][15]

The Rosslyn plant employs around 2,000 people.[16]

Nissan 1400

Models[edit]

In addition to Datsun models that were produced between 1967 and 1973, vehicles of the Alfa Romeo brand were also produced.[17][18] Added to this were Rambler vehicles (January 1968 to 1969) and Renault models (from 1968).[1][19] In the next few years, the product range was supplemented by vehicles from the brands Peugeot and Citroën.[1]

From 1971 to 2008, the pick-up model Nissan 1400 was built exclusively in South Africa (initially as Datsun 1200, then as Datsun 120Y or 1400).[20][21] In total, around 275,000 copies of the Nissan 1400 were sold.[20] Other models made only in South Africa were the Datsun 140Z (mid-1970s) and the Datsun 160Z (1978-1980).[22]

From 1990 (or 1988) to 2005, the Fiat Uno was manufactured.[9][23][24] The end of production is also stated in 2004.[10] Other Fiat models produced by Nissan South Africa have been the Fiat Palio (since 1999), the Fiat Siena (since 2000) and the Fiat Strada (since 2005).[10][25][26][27] The assembly agreement with Fiat was due to expire in 2008.[28][29]

Datsun 160Z

The production of Nissan Primera began in the late 1990s.[13]

The pickup models NP200 and NP300 as well as the Nissan Livina and the Sandero of the Alliance partner Renault are currently under construction.[21][14][16][30]

In the years 1976 to 1978 (or 1976 and 1978[9]), with its brand Datsun, Nissan was the leading supplier in South Africa.[16] In 2014, Nissan had the second largest market share in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding South Africa).[31]

Current models[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g M. Compton/ T. J. Gallwey: Motor Assemblies Limited. A small South African Assembly Plant that became a major Manufacturer, 2009.
  2. ^ N. J. Swart, The South African motor industry in an international context, 1974.
  3. ^ The Standard Bank Review, 1968
  4. ^ Kitazawa nennt allerdings das Jahr 1966. Siehe Yōko Kitazawa, From Tokyo to Johannesburg: a study of Japan's growing economic links with the Republic of South Africa. o. J.
  5. ^ Gleichzeitig weist die dem Artikel von Compton/Gallwey angehängte Produktionsstatistik die Herstellung von 2182 Exemplaren des Datsun Bluebird 310/410 bereits ab 1962 bis 1965 aus, zudem den Datsun LDV/Pick-up mit 15.897 Einheiten (1961-1964) und Patrol/ Junior/ Caball mit 3671 Fahrzeugen (1963/1964).
  6. ^ a b "South African Automotive Policy Evolution", in: "automechika. Catalogue 2013" (PDF). Archived from the original on 6 February 2017. Retrieved 5 April 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link), S. 6271.
  7. ^ Keeping the wheels turning Archived 2015-05-11 at the Wayback Machine, in: Annual Report of the Southern African-German Chamber of Commercean Industry 2013-2014, S. 5155.
  8. ^ Du Plessis, Johannes Hendrik, "N Analise van Distributiekoste en Besparingsmoontikhede vir die Motoronderdelevervaardigers van die Suid-Transvaal: met spesiale Verwysing na Houerverkeer" (PDF). Archived from the original on 15 August 2016. Retrieved 5 April 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link), Johannesburg 1978, S. 25.
  9. ^ a b c d e Rechard Noor: Systems approach to decentralising power for organisational effectiveness, Kapstadt 1997.
  10. ^ a b c d Waclaw Pózar/Eligiusz Mazur (Hg.), World of Cars 2005/2006, "online" (PDF). Archived from the original on 5 October 2015. Retrieved 5 April 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) (PDF, 21 MB).
  11. ^ Automakers Ltd auf Bloomberg.com.
  12. ^ Owen CasselI Dickson: Multi-Skilling: A pilot investigation of the Potential Impact of the Practical Design and Implementation of Multi-Skilling to optimise Employees and achieve improved Productivity within the Automobile Manufacturing Industry, Durban 2003.
  13. ^ a b "Nissan Launches Primera Production in South Africa". Archived from the original on 11 June 2011. Retrieved 5 April 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link), Pressemitteilung der Nissan Motor Company vom 21. September 1998.
  14. ^ a b Nissan South Africa: Taking South African productivity to the world’s markets, Meldung auf the SA mag.
  15. ^ Charles Cornew: African adventures, in: Automotive Manufacturing Solutions vom 4. November 2014.
  16. ^ a b c "Datsun to Sell Vehicles in South Africa". Archived from the original on 23 July 2013. Retrieved 5 April 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link), Pressemitteilung der Nissan Motor Corporation vom 25. Februar 2013.
  17. ^ L'Alfa Romeo in Sud Africa Archived 2018-06-23 at the Wayback Machine auf der Website des Club Alfa Sport.
  18. ^ L’Alfa Romeo, la Giulia e quel passato in Africa auf www.africarivista.it.
  19. ^ Hamburger geographische Studien Bd. 22, 1970
  20. ^ a b Henrie Geyser: Nissan's little champ bows out, in: BizCommunity vom 21. Juli 2008.
  21. ^ a b Nissan celebrates as NP200 keeps Rosslyn plant humming, Artikel vom 2. Februar 2015.
  22. ^ 140Z auf datsun1200.com.
  23. ^ Gavin Foster (22 December 2016). "Honest little car". Mg.co.za. Retrieved 3 January 2017.
  24. ^ Denis Droppa (1 January 2001). "Golden oldies". Automotive News. Retrieved 4 January 2017.
  25. ^ "Fiat's Strada takes the bakkie gap". Iol.co.za. 8 December 2005. Retrieved 4 January 2017.
  26. ^ "Fiat Palio GO! - CARmag.co.za". Carmag.co.za. 14 May 2005. Retrieved 4 January 2017.
  27. ^ John Oxley (14 July 2005). "FIRST DRIVE: Fiat's new bakkie". Wheels24.co.za. Retrieved 4 January 2017.
  28. ^ "Fiat, Nissan local agreement to end". Carmag.co.za. 9 June 2005. Retrieved 4 January 2017.
  29. ^ "Mitteilung". italiaspeed.com. 10 June 2005. Retrieved 4 January 2017.
  30. ^ Facilities Overseas Archived 21 March 2019 at the Wayback Machine, Website of Nissan Motor Corporation.
  31. ^ Liezel Hill / Matthew Winkler: Nissan Plans to Double South Africa Output With New Model, Meldung auf Bloomberg.com vom 11. November 2015.

External links[edit]

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