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Off Topic => Other cars => Topic started by: 66andBlue on July 15, 2013, 16:49:50

Title: Datsun coming back?
Post by: 66andBlue on July 15, 2013, 16:49:50

No longer gone, some are coming back!
http://www.npr.org/blogs/parallels/2013/07/15/202306006/datsuns-rebirth-in-india-and-the-revival-of-long-gone-cars?ft=1&f=1001 (http://www.npr.org/blogs/parallels/2013/07/15/202306006/datsuns-rebirth-in-india-and-the-revival-of-long-gone-cars?ft=1&f=1001)

(http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/media/ALeqM5gTgkm6O3AkszKurx81YcLMz3UxoA?docId=photo_1373895842982-1-0&size=l)

Title: Re: Datsun coming back?
Post by: mdsalemi on July 15, 2013, 19:09:56

Wasn't Datsun mostly a name used in the USA?  I think some Datsun cars were sold as Nissans outside of the USA...??

Title: Re: Datsun coming back?
Post by: Cees Klumper on July 15, 2013, 20:44:41

Datsun was the brand name until it was changed to Nissan somewhere in the 70's or thereabouts, in Europe also. So it was probably worldwide. I always wondered why they felt they had to change the name, I liked Datsun better myself.

Title: Re: Datsun coming back?
Post by: KevinC on July 21, 2013, 18:55:34

Apparently "Datsun" is a brand name owned by Nissan. Perhaps (in the past used like the brand name "Mercedes-Benz" of Daimler?). It seems that they are reviving the marque for use on a low-cost vehicle line.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Datsun

Title: Re: Datsun coming back?
Post by: georgem on July 21, 2013, 23:32:13

We had Datsuns down under