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Nissan legend Yutaka Katayama, aka “Mr. K,” dies at 105

By alley - Feb 21, 2015, 1:13 PM ET

Nissan legend Yutaka Katayama, the man known as "Mr. K," has died. He was 105.Katayama ran Nissan's U.S. operations from the 1970s and is widely known as the father of the Datsun Z, the world-class affordable sports car. He retired from Nissan in 1977.Born in September 1909, in what is...

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