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Nissan’s Datsun nameplate revival will begin with two models bound for the Indian market. Nissan has released sketches of a five-door hatchback based on the Micra (codenamed K2) and a top-down view of a hood that could potentially be from a sedan.
The company’s press release says all will be revealed on July 15 in New Delhi, India. The Datsun lineup will be first offered in 2014 to that country’s ride-deprived residents as well as Indonesia and Russia. Later in 2014, South Africa will join the list.
We’ve heard Nissan plans for Datsuns to share platforms with company-owned Lada. In January, we heard the projected price tag could be around $3,000 USD to compete with Chinese imports. The official press release (which can be read in full below) says nothing about either of these reports, however.
But if a small, super-low-cost Datsun sounds good, you’ll be disappointed to hear that North America will most likely never see the brand sold here again.Continue reading First new Datsun in decade sketched, set for Indian reveal
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