Datsun is an automobile marque. The name was created in 1931 by the DAT Motorcar Co. for a new car model, spelling it as "Datson" to indicate its smaller size when compared to the existing, larger DAT car. Later, in 1933 after Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. took control of DAT Motorcar Co., the last syllable of Datson was changed to "sun", because "son" also means "loss" (損) in Japanese, and also to honour the sun depicted in the national flag, hence the...
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Parent Company:
Model(s):
- Nissan 240Z ,
- The Second Generation Z-Car: 280ZX ,
- Datsun/Nissan Z-car ,
- Datsun 1500, 1600, 2000 Roadster ,
- Datsun 510 ,
- Datsun Sports ,
- Datsun Roadster ,
- Datsun DC-3 ,
- Datsun 720 ,
- The First Generation (S30): 240Z, 260Z, 280Z
Also known as:
- Dattosan,
- ダットサン
