Prince Motor Company
The Prince JIDOSHA Kōgyō K. K. (Japaneseプリンス 自動車 工業 株式会社, Purinsu JIDOSHA Kōgyō kabushiki - gaisha, Eng. Prince Motor Company) was a Japanese automobile manufacturer, which built 1966 luxury cars and commercial vehicles from 1947 until the takeover by Nissan in August.
History
After the Second World War, the aircraft manufacturer Tachikawa Hikoki taught new on the automotive industry. Was used a borrowed factory in Chofu, Kitatama -gun, Tokyo Prefecture. Since at this time the gasoline was rationed, the focus has been on battery-powered electric vehicles. 1946, the first two prototypes Truck type EOT -46 were produced, which were based on a Ōta model. 1947 was followed by the fully self-developed prototype EOT -47. The passenger cars E4S -47 followed in May and was named after the place of manufacture Tama. In June, the foundation of the independent company Tōkyō Denki JIDOSHA (东京 电 気 自动 车, Eng. Tokyo Electric Motorcar Co., dt "Electric vehicles Tokyo ").
1948 followed as successor models of Tama ( E4S -47 ) Tama Junior ( E4S - 48) and the Tama senior (EMS -48 ) and 1949 Tama Junior 4 Door ( E4S -49).
1949, the company name (Eng. "Electric vehicles Tama "たま 電気 自動車, ) was on Tama Denki JIDOSHA changed. After Prince Akihito was formally appointed successor to the throne on 10 November 1952 was carried out in the same month was renamed to Prince JIDOSHA Kōgyō. In 1954 a merger with Fuji Seimitsu Kōgyō (富士 精密 工业, dt "Fuji - precision machinery industry," engl. Fuji Precision Industries ), the name was taken from the latter. In 1961, the return appointment to Prince JIDOSHA Kōgyō.
Prince successfully built luxury automobiles. The most popular model series were the Skyline and Gloria which were taken after the takeover by Nissan in their model range. The Prince organization remained within the Nissan group, even if they disappeared as a car brand. As a sales organization for Nissan cars within Japan, it still exists today. They also apparently plays a role in the development department of Nissan.
List of Prince Cars
- Tama ( electric car )
- Tama Junior
- Tama senior
- Prince Sedan ( AISH ) ( AMSH )
- Prince Skyline
- Prince Gloria
- Prince Skyway
- Prince R380
- Prince Truck
- Prince Miler T430/T431/T440/T442 (Pickup)
- Prince Homer (Transporter)
- Homy ( minibus )
- Prince Clipper (truck / van )