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Nissan's Born-Again Datsun to Share Platforms with Lada
From the moment Nissan announced that it will revive its dormant Datsun brand with the goal of conquering emerging markets, we knew that cars like the 240Z were out of the question. At the time, one CarScoop commentator projected that the new generation of Datsun models "are going to be rebodied Dacias", which as it turns out, isn't too far from the truth.
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Datsun Brand To Sell Cars In South Africa As Well Starting From 2014, First Teaser Rendering
At a press conference at Nissan's Yokohama plant on Monday, the Japanese carmaker announced that the re-born Datsun brand is set to return to South Africa, with the first passenger car to be launched onto the market at the end of 2014. The announcement...
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Carlos Ghosn Officially Confirms Rebirth Of Datsun Brand In 2014, Reveals New Logo
A couple of weeks back, we told you about the rumors regarding Nissan's plans to revive its Datsun brand for emerging markets. Today, Renault-Nissan Alliance CEO Carlos Ghosn made it official during a visit to Indonesia where he met with the country's...
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Nissan Plans To Revive Datsun Brand For Emerging Markets Including Russia, Indonesia And India
It's been more than two decades since Nissan Motors phased out its Datsun brand to strengthen its own company name. But times and circumstances changes and here we are with Nissan now planning to wake up its old Datsun brand from the dead, according...
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Photo Tribute To Nissan Fairlady Z, Datsun 240z, 260z And 280z (1969-1978)
After popular demand we decided to dedicate this weekend's classic car photo tribute to Nissan's first generation Z sportscar, the ancestor of today's 370Z. Codenamed S30 and S31 for the mid 70s facelift versions, the first Z made its Japanese...
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Datsun 240z - Fairlady Z Retro Concept With A Touch Of Gt-r
Looks like the Datsun XLink concept that was created by Benjamin Nawka at Nissan’s Yulon Design Center (see here) has given birth to a newly found interest for the long-gone Japanese brand. This modern interpretation of the iconic Datsun 240Z /...
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