Nissan signals the end of the road for Datsun cars

[jbswagger]

Nissan signals the end of the road for Datsun cars

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-61212573

[TameRacingDriver]

I always thought the Datsun name would have been good to keep for the Z cars. Datsun 350 / 370 Z has a bit of a ring to it I reckon.

[deckster]

I've thought long and hard about this.

But there's no question. I haven't seen a single piece of motoring related news in the last decade that I've given less of a fk about. Makes you think.

[livinginasia]

I looked at one of the Datsun's in Indonesia when my wife wanted a new car. It wasnt bad, and would have been ok for the roads there, but we ended up with a Honda HRV. There was a small 7 seater which is ideal for the Indonesian market, its a shame they weren't more successful. Funnily enough, people love Daihatsu's love there - they are everywhere !

[Murph7355]

deckster said:

I've thought long and hard about this.

But there's no question. I haven't seen a single piece of motoring related news in the last decade that I've given less of a fk about. Makes you think.

People if a certain age... Like MG, Triumph, Rover etc.

[230TE]

TameRacingDriver said:

I always thought the Datsun name would have been good to keep for the Z cars. Datsun 350 / 370 Z has a bit of a ring to it I reckon.

Funny, I was thinking exactly the same thing yesterday (while watching a couple of 240Zs howling round Snetterton in an HSCC race). Datsun would have made a great sub-brand for the interesting performance stuff. The Nissan badge first appeared in the UK on the Stanza and it didn't get any better after that. Micra, Almera, Juke...

[anonymoususer]

I genuinely thought the name had goner years ago.