| thekinn |
02-21-2015 07:58 AM |
Mr. K 9/15/1909 - 2/19/2015. RIP Z Father.
TOKYO - (AP) -- Yutaka Katayama, a former president of Nissan Motor Co.'s U.S. unit who built the Z sports car into a powerful global brand in the 1970s, has died, his son said Saturday. He was 105.
Known as the "father of the Z," Katayama won international respect for the Datsun Z as an affordable sports car at a time when Japan-made products were synonymous with slipshod quality.
Nissan executive known as 'father of the Z' dies at 105 - Newsday |
