June 14, 2007 Nissan Announces All-New Clipper Rio One-Box Mini-Wagon Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. today announced the release of the all-new Clipper Rio one-box mini-wagon, which goes on sale today at Nissan dealers across Japan. The Clipper Rio is available in a wide range of model variations to meet diverse customer preferences, including a new Personal Chair Cab Ramp Type lifecare vehicle.
March 7, 2013 Nissan and Mitsubishi Motors Unveil Exterior Design of Jointly Developed New Minicars for Japan Nissan and Mitsubishi Motors Unveil Exterior Design of Jointly Developed New Minicars for Japan
March 24, 2013 Nissan Announces Name of New Super Height Wagon-type Minicar Nissan Announces Name of New Super Height Wagon-type Minicar
July 7, 2013 All new minicar Nissan DAYZ orders exceed 30,000 units in one month ALL NEW MINICAR NISSAN DAYZ ORDERS EXCEED 30,000 UNITS IN ONE MONTH
October 3, 2013 Nissan Reveals the Exterior Design of Nissan DAYZ ROOX Nissan Reveals the Exterior Design of Nissan DAYZ ROOX
February 12, 2014 Nissan releases all-new Nissan DAYZ ROOX Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. today announced the launch of the all-new Nissan DAYZ ROOX, which goes on sale today at Nissan dealers throughout Japan.
February 23, 2015 Nissan releases the all-new NV100 Clipper and NV100 Clipper Rio Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. today announced the launch of the all-new NV100 Clipper and NV100 Clipper Rio to go on sale on March 3 at Nissan dealers throughout Japan.
February 9, 2018 Nissan Note tops Japan’s January sales rankings The Nissan Note took the No.1 spot in Japan’s new car sales rankings for January, as the popularity of the e‑POWER electrified powertrain helped make the model the best-selling compact car in the country, Nissan announced today.
March 14, 2019 Nissan and Mitsubishi to launch new kei cars as collaboration expands Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. and Mitsubishi Motors Corporation will introduce four new minivehicles in Japan through their joint venture, as the companies continue to expand their collaboration.
March 28, 2019 New Nissan Dayz with ProPILOT technology goes on sale The all-new Nissan Dayz, the first minivehicle to offer ProPILOT semiautonomous driving assistance technology, goes on sale in Japan today.
November 13, 2019 Nissan wins RJC Car of the Year and Technology of the Year awards YOKOHAMA, Japan – The new Nissan Dayz has been named Car of the Year for 2020 by the Automotive Researchers' and Journalists' Conference of Japan (RJC).
December 6, 2019 Nissan Skyline and Dayz win 2019-2020 Japan Car of the Year awards Nissan won two prestigious awards as part of the 2019-2020 Japan Car of the Year competition: The all-new Nissan Dayz won the Small Mobility Award, and the new Nissan Skyline with ProPILOT 2.0 technology took the Best Innovation Award.
February 25, 2020 New Nissan Roox to go on sale in Japan The new Nissan Roox, a wagon-type kei car offering customers a more powerful engine, a spacious cabin and award-winning driver assistance technology, will go on sale in Japan on March 19.
December 7, 2020 Nissan Roox named ‘Kei Car of the Year’ in Japan The all-new Nissan Roox, a minivehicle with a spacious interior and advanced driver assistance technology, was named “Kei Car of the Year” in the 2020-21 Japan Car of the Year competition.
June 1, 2021 Joint venture between Nissan and Mitsubishi Motors marks 10 years The joint venture between Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. and Mitsubishi Motors Corporation, NMKV Co., Ltd., has marked ten years since its founding.
August 27, 2021 Nissan to launch all-electric minivehicle in early FY2022 in Japan Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. today announced that it plans to start sales of an all-new, all-electric minivehicle in Japan in early FY2022.
November 10, 2022 Sakura wins RJC car and technology of the year awards Nissan announces today that its all-electric Sakura minivehicle won the RJC Car of the Year award and the RJC Technology of the Year award in Japan for 2023.
December 8, 2022 Sakura wins 2022-2023 Japan Car of the Year award and Kei Car of the Year award Nissan announces today that its all-electric Sakura minivehicle won the 2022-2023 Japan Car of the Year award.
May 31, 2023 Nissan, Mitsubishi and NMKV produce 50,000th mini EV Nissan Motor Co., Ltd., Mitsubishi Motors Corporation, and NMKV Co., Ltd.today announced that cumulative production of the Nissan Sakura and Mitsubishi Motors eK X EV electric minivehicles has reached 50,000 units since production started approximately one year ago. Both vehicles are produced at Mitsubishi Motors' Mizushima Plant in Okayama Prefecture, Japan.
August 22, 2025 The new Nissan Roox redefines Kei car segment with space, style and tech Nissan today unveiled the new Roox wagon-type kei car in Japan. Regularly one of the top-selling models within Nissan’s Japan domestic line-up, the new fourth-generation Roox brings a playful new design, more spacious and upmarket cabin, a suite of innovative driver assistance technologies, as well as quieter and more efficient drive. It is set to go on sale in Japan later this year.
October 22, 2025 Nissan’s Sakura gets a solar boost: Introducing the ‘Ao-Solar extender’ Nissan today announced that it will showcase a prototype vehicle equipped with an onboard solar power generation system at this month’s Japan Mobility Show 2025.
November 12, 2025 ROOX wins RJC car of the year award Nissan announced today that the ROOX has won the Automotive Researchers and Journalists Conference of Japan (RJC) Car of the Year award for 2025. Below is a summary of reasons given by the RJC for the award selection.
