Complex sentence: The first Nissan Almera rolled off the production line in late 1995, as replacement for the Nissan Sunny, a nameplate which had been in use for nearly 30 years.
Split into simpler sentences: The first Nissan Almera rolled off the production line in late 1995, as a replacement for the Nissan Sunny. A nameplate which had been in use for nearly 30 years.