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were assembled, the predecessor of Navara, as well as, Sunny and Cherry, in 2, 3 and 5-door versions.
All together, more than 170,000 cars were manufactured, although the company’s production was at a lower pace than its full capacity - which was 36,000 units in two shifts. Production cost was high, state orders were limited and there was a small volume of exports - 600 cars
to Ireland - while there was a ceiling to the volume potential of the Greek market.
In 1990, TEOCAR S.A., according to the Japanese,
was a model assembly plant and was placed at the forefront of all Nissan assembly lines, while a year earlier
Photos from the inauguration ceremony on September 25th, 1980. On the lower right, Stefanos Manos, Minister of Industry and Energy, accompanied by Takashi Ishihara, at the time President
of Nissan Motor Co. Ltd., cutting the ribbon.
On the upper right, Vasilios Theocarakis on the podium, and
on the upper right Ioannis Theocarakis, thanks to whose tireless efforts the emblematic plant in Volos became a reality.
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