

This is the visible fruit of ongoing cooperation between Nissan and Suzuki that has included sharing capacity at plants and joint new-model development. Suzuki, which is the leading minicar producer in Japan, has been supplying a rebranded version of its MR Wagon to Nissan for many years, but this is the highest-profile cooperative venture to date.
The Nissan Pino is actually a rebadged — but otherwise identical — version of Suzuki's current Alto. Of the three minicars Nissan is now selling in Japan, two — including the Pino — are sourced from Suzuki and the third is from Mitsubishi.
Taking the inter-corporate cooperation idea a step further, Nissan has hooked up with Sony on a Web site where Pino owners can shop for accessories and gadgets.
In turn, Nissan supplies its Serena van to Suzuki to sell as the Landy. With its eight-seater interior and 2.0-liter four-cylinder engine, the Landy is bigger than any previous minivan from the small-vehicle-oriented Suzuki. In fact, the company uses the Landy name in China for a much smaller van.
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