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Japan, 1959-1970


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History

The history of this brand can be traced back to Aichi Tokei Manufacturing Co., Ltd., founded in 1898. The name was changed to Aichi Tokei Denki K.K. in 1912 and started producing airplanes in the 1920's. In 1943, the firm changed its name to Aichi Kōkūki K.K. - litterally Aichi Aircraft Company. After WWII, in 1947, the company was re-established as Shin Aichi Entrepreneurial Co., Ltd and acquired the rights to the production of the Giant brand three-wheeler trucks previously produced by Giant Nakano Motors and Teikoku Seiki Sangyo in Nagoya. In 1952 the company became Aichi Kikai Kōgyō (Aichi Machine Industry) and continued manufacturing the Giant products until 1960. The interest fading towards three-wheelers and shifting to 4-wheel vehicles, Aichi Machine Industry created the Cony brand in 1959, carrying the Giant name into that brand onto new 4-wheel models.

Aichi Machine Industry continued to be active after the incorporation into Nissan, see section below.
Main factory in Nagoya (automotive production and engine manufacturing)
Plant in Atsuta
Plant in Eitoku
Plant in Matsusaka (built 1975 to 1977, production start in April 1977, transmission manufacturing)
Plant in Minato (production start December 1983, automobile production)
Plant in Ãoe (production start November 1985, automobile production)
Plant in Tsu (start of production December 1991)

Giant

Separately started in 1931 as Giant Nakano Motors, the Giant three-wheeler trucks were produced by this entity until 1937, when it was transferred to Teikoku Seizaku Co., Ltd., a rivet manufacturer headquartered in Osaka. The company changed its name in 1942 to Teikoku Seiki Sangyo but had to halt the production of Giant three-wheelers because of the WWII. As stated in the previous part, production of the Giant three-wheeler trucks was undertaken by Shin Aichi Entrepreneurial Co., Ltd after WWII.

Merger with Nissan

The Cony brand and Aichi Machine Industry was partly acquired and incorporated into Nissan from 1970 and became a wholly owned subsidiary of Nissan in 2012. It was responsible for producing some car models for Nissan such as :
Nissan Sunny Truck (February 1970)
Datsun Cherry Taxi (July 1971)
Datsun Cherry Van (March 1972)
Nissan Sunny Vanette (July 1978)
Nissan Vanette Largo (August 1982)
Nissan Vanette (December 1985)
Nissan Pao (May 1989)
Nissan Serena (May 1991)
Nissan Largo (April 1993)

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