Automotive industry in Australia to falling sales, the operation reverted to assembly only in 1968. A new company, Motor Producers Limited, was formed and operations were expanded to include Datsun and Volvo models as well as Volkswagens. The factory was sold to Nissan in 1976 and Australian assembly of Volkswagens ended shortly after. There are a number of current, previous or future small scale producers of cars in Australia, including; Current tuning or customisation companies in Australia include: Automotive industry in Australia A substantial car industry was created in Australia in the 20th century through the opening of Australian plants by international manufacturers. The
Automotive Energy Supply Corporation 25% stake in AESC. Automotive Energy Supply Corporation Automotive Energy Supply Corporation (AESC) is a manufacturer of lithium ion batteries for electric vehicles established 2007 as a joint venture between Nissan, NEC and TOKIN Corporation. In 2007 NEC Corporation, Nissan Motor Company, and NEC Tokin agreed to establish a lithium-ion battery company focused on development to production of batteries for electric vehicles; in 2008 the company was established with a capital of ¥1.5 billion ($14.3million) with a 51:42:7 Nissan:NEC:NEC TOKIN shareholding; the business was to establish a manufacturing site at Nissan's facility in Zama, Kanagawa c.2009, with an initial capacity