About Us

How it all began

We started all the way back in 1911 and built our first ever Dat Car (Datsun) for the Japanese market in 1914. Now we make cars for everybody, all over the world.

Nissan in New Zealand

We opened our New Zealand headquarters in 1963, where we were the first Japanese brand to be assembed in New Zealand. We went on to manufacture cars for the next 30 years. 

Mastered Through Experience

At Nissan, we do everything with the customer in mind. Every action we take, and every decision we make, is made with the utmost care, precision and quality because ultimately, it’s for you. From conception to car construction, from testing to transparency, from customer service to commitment. Quality is in every fine detail.

Vision

At Nissan New Zealand we strive to enrich our customers' lives; we are driven by success; we are energised by the future. Our vision statement is more than just a phrase or tagline. It represents the long-term direction of the company and it signifies the existence of Nissan. It is a living, breathing philosophy that we deliver to all Nissan stakeholders - customers, shareholders, dealers and employees.

Mission

Nissan provides unique and innovative automotive products and services that deliver superior measurable values to all stakeholders in alliance with Renault.

Our Mission represents the roles that Nissan should play when pursuing its aim. It clearly expresses that the core business of Nissan lies in automobiles and related servicing functions and promises to provide all stakeholders with relevant values. It also promises to continue to offer highly innovative solutions full of originality. The cooperation with Renault provides us with unique opportunities for sustainable growth

Our Mindsets and Actions are our DNA. They shape everything we do at Nissan.

Mindsets

• Cross-functional, Cross-cultural: Be open and show empathy towards different views; welcome diversity.
• Transparent: Be clear, be simple, no vagueness and no hiding.
• Learner: Be passionate. Learn from every opportunity; create a learning company.
• Frugal: Achieve maximum results with minimum resources.
• Competitive: No complacency, focus on competition, and continuous benchmarking

Actions

• Motivate: How are you energising yourself and others?
• Commit & Target: Are you accountable and are you stretching enough toward your potential?
• Perform: Are you fully focused on delivering results?
• Measure: How do you assess performance?
• Challenge: How are you driving continuous and competitive progress across the company?

Integrity

The courage to be honest with our opinions, respectful of others, transparent in the way we work and to be responsible for our actions.

Have a Go

Taking initiative and challenging the way we do things. Striving for breakthrough strategies, excellence and continuous improvement with clear and measurable outcomes.

Commitment

Being personally accountable to do all we can to deliver maximum results. Demonstrating leadership and self-discipline for unwavering resilience to promised outcomes.

United

We share our objectives, generate strength through trust and transparency, and work as a team to deliver results.

Passion

To have belief, be enthusiastic, and have an energy and pride in everything we do. (People/Product/Success)

Customer Focus

We exist because of our customers; we keep them in mind in everything we do.

Agility

We are proactive and alert. We focus on opportunities using finite resources, predicting trends and maintaining quality through analysis and data management.