Nissan, The Car Company

The first Datsun was built in 1914 in Tokyo. The company meandered along, merging with other companies. In 1933, the company moved to Yokohama and the car division became known as Nissan Motor Co. Nissan then established close ties with Austin of England, making cars under license. It then used Austin engines as a basis for its own cars. The 1960’s saw Nissan getting seriously into exporting cars

GM Luton

I know this is about cars but I'll stray into vans occasionally.

IBC Vehicles Limited at Luton, Bedfordshire, was formed in 1987 as a joint venture between GM and Isuzu and has been a wholly owned subsidiary of GM since 1998. In 2003, IBC became a dedicated commercial vehicle plant and now produces vans under the Vauxhall, Opel, Renault and Nissan brands. Officially, it employs 1750 workers and