New Datsun makes its first appearance

The first new Datsun in a generation )pictured) will be revealed on July 15th

As we reported in 2012 Nissan, having spent countless hundreds of millions replacing the Datsun name with Nissan on its cars a generation ago, decided to revive the Datsun brand for a new range of affordable cars for emerging markets. It looks like the new Datsun – codenamed K2 – will be a mix of the current and last generation Micra with new styling and pitched at around £3500 when it launches in the Indian car market.

With the same – but de-tuned – 1.2 litre petrol engine as the Micra, the new Datsun is aimed at cars like the Indian market Hyundai i10 and Maruti, and sales are expected to start in early 2014.

Nissan say they will be releasing more details on the new Datsun on July 15th – and actual photos too, we assume – when we should get to see the more basic interior and the real styling detail.

The plan is to sell the new Datsun not just in India, but in markets like Russia, South Africa and Indonesia.

But there are no plans to bring the new Datsun to the UK or Western Europe. Yet.

By Cars UK