Nissan Violet

The Nissan Violet is a compact car that was first released in Japan in 1973 and produced until 1992. It was at first exclusive to Nissan Cherry Store dealerships in Japan, as a larger companion to the Nissan Cherry. The second generation of 1977 split into three lines, the Violet, the Nissan Auster and the Nissan Stanza, all carrying the A10 series identifier and built at the Hiratsuka and Yokosuka plants; the Stanza was sold at Nissan Satio Store and the Auster at Nissan Prince Store. A front-wheel-drive third generation, series T11, arrived in 1981 and shared its platform with the Prairie, and the last versions were rebadged Bluebirds of the U12 series. Abroad it was sold as the Datsun 140J or 160J and, in the United States, as the Datsun 710, later becoming the Nissan Stanza. The Stanza, Auster and Violet were discontinued in 1992, the Stanza being replaced by the Altima in North America, the Bluebird in Japan and the Primera in Europe.