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Datsun History

Heritage and Legacy

Discover the story of Datsun — from its founding and early innovations to the most iconic models ever produced under the brand name. A journey through decades of automotive excellence.

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Datsun - this is a Japanese automotive brand. The name was created in 1931, when the company DAT Motorcar To invent a name for the new model of car, recording it as "Datson", to draw the attention of customers to the smaller size cars in comparison with the existing models of big cars DAT. In 1934, after the Nissan Motor Co. Ltd took control of the DAT Motorcar Co, the last syllable in the name of the Datson BYO changed to "the sun", because "son" also means "loss" in the Japanese language. Also the sun depicted on the state flag of Japan, from here and the name "Datsun".



Nissan stopped using Datsun brand in March 1986. Name Datsun is shirokoizvestnym due to models 510, rodsteru Fairlady, and then Fairlady (240Z won the rally) coupe. on March 20, 2012, it was announced that Nissan will restore the mark for use in Indonesia, India and Russia.

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