The Infiniti marque was formally introduced to its homeland of Japan in 2013, with the first Japanese-market Infiniti vehicle to be a hybrid-powered variant of the Infiniti Q50 to go on sale in 2014, with gasoline-powered versions of the Q50 retaining the historic Nissan Skyline name according to Nissan Chief Planning Officer Andy Palmer. However, this does not mark the first introduction of the Infiniti brand to Japan, with the original Q45being sold as the Nissan Infiniti Q45 in Japan from November 1989 until 1996