Year Founded
1984
Founder
Prince Motor Company
Headquarters
Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture , Japan
Parent
Nissan Motorsports International
Official Site
Nismo is known as Nissan Motorsports International. It is a division of Nissan that focuses on customization and motorsports. The company was founded in 1984 as a merger of 2 departments; performance and tuning. Nismo cars won the 4 biggest racing events; 24 Hours of Daytona, 24 Hours of Le Mans, JTCC, and JSPC. In 2022, the company also won 2 races; Formula E and Super GT.
The basis of the company is before the founding date – in 1964, Nissan the company did a merger with Prince Motor Company and launched its first car in 1988 Nissan Skyline R32. Nismo also launched a street-legal version of this model and built only 500 units. The company now also deals in a wide range of aftermarket performance auto parts like suspension parts, engines, alloy wheels, diffusers, spoilers, and aerodynamic parts.
The CEO of Nismo is Takao Katagiri.
The fastest Nismo is Nismo Z.
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