# Nissan Magnite

The Nissan Magnite is a subcompact crossover SUV manufactured and marketed by Nissan. Unveiled in October 2020, the Magnite is placed below the Kicks in Nissan's global SUV lineup, making it the smallest Nissan crossover SUV worldwide.
The name "Magnite" is a portmanteau of the words "magnetic" and "ignite".

## Overview
### Pre-production

In its development phase, the Magnite was planned as a flagship SUV for the Datsun marque. However, as the Datsun marque was slated to be discontinued, the Magnite was handed to the Nissan brand in the final phases of its development. The name "Datsun Magnite" has been trademarked in India since April 2019, followed by the name "Nissan Magnite" in March 2020. The vehicle was previewed for the first time in February 2020 in a side view silhouette form. The concept version was revealed virtually on 17 July 2020 as the Magnite Concept.

### Production model

The production model was revealed on 21 October 2020, and production started on 30 October 2020. It was launched in India on 2 December 2020, followed by Indonesia on 21 December.
The vehicle is built on an extended version of the CMF-A platform called the CMF-A+ platform. The platform also underpins the Renault Triber and Kiger. Initially the vehicle was only exported to several right-hand drive emerging markets worldwide, consisting of Indonesia, South Africa, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Brunei, Uganda, Kenya, Seychelles, Mozambique, Zambia, Mauritius, Tanzania, and Malawi.
In October 2023, the Magnite gained an automated manual transmission option (marketed as EZ-Shift) for the turbocharged model.
* Rear view
* Interior

### Facelift

The facelifted Magnite was unveiled on 4 October 2024. The changes includes an updated front fascia with a larger grille, new gloss black surrounds and repositioned foglights, the rear received new taillights with updated lighting graphics, and new alloy wheel designs. Inside, there were minimal changes for the interior but there was a new black and orange colour theme made available.
In February 2025, the facelifted Magnite began exporting to the Middle East, Latin America, North Africa, and Asia-Pacific in left-hand drive version.
The facelifted Magnite debuted in the Middle East on March 17, 2025, featuring a 1.0-liter turbocharged engine paired with a CVT transmission. It comes in three variants: S, SV, and SL.

## Safety
### India

The Indian market Magnite received 4 stars for adult occupants and 2 stars for toddlers from Global NCAP in H1 2022 (similar to Latin NCAP 2013):
2022 Nissan Magnite (2 airbags) :
| Global NCAP scores (H1 2022) ||
| Adult Occupant stars | |
| Adult Occupant score | 11.85/17.00 |
| Child Occupant stars | |
| Child Occupant score | 24.88/49.00 |

### ASEAN NCAP

The ASEAN market Magnite received 4 stars from ASEAN NCAP in 2020:
2020 Nissan Magnite INN Premium (made in India) :
| ASEAN NCAP scores (2020) |||
| Overall stars | | 70.60 |
| Adult occupant | 28.09/36.00 | 28.09/36.00 |
| Child occupant | 31.96/49.00 | 31.96/49.00 |
| Safety assist | 11.00/18.00 | 11.00/18.00 |

## Sales

| Year | India | South Africa | Indonesia |
| 2020 | 560 | | |
| 2021 | 34,086 | 3,263 | 434 |
| 2022 | | 6,065 | 453 |
| 2023 | | 8,581 | 303 |
| 2024 | | 10,059 | 135 |