page_title: Datsun
section_title: Re-launch
hierarchical_section_title: Datsun / Re-launch
caption_attribution_description: Русский: Седан Datsun on-DO на Московском автосалоне-2014
context_page_description: The Datsun is an automobile brand owned by Nissan. Datsun's original production run began in 1931. From 1958 to 1986, only vehicles exported by Nissan were identified as Datsun. By 1986, Nissan had phased out the Datsun name, but re-launched it in June 2013 as the brand for low-cost vehicles manufactured for emerging markets. Nissan would phase out the Datsun brand for the second time starting from 2020.
  In 1931, Dat Motorcar Co. chose to name its new small car "Datson", a name which indicated the new car's smaller size when compared to the DAT's larger vehicle already in production. When Nissan took control of DAT in 1934, the name "Datson" was changed to "Datsun", because "son" also means "loss" in Japanese and also to honour the sun depicted in the national flag – thus the name Datsun: Dattosan. Nissan phased out the Datsun brand in March 1986. The Datsun name is internationally well known for the 510, Fairlady roadsters, the Fairlady S130 280ZX coupes, and recently, the Go hatchback.
context_section_description: On 20 March 2012, it was announced that Nissan would revive the Datsun marque as a low-cost car brand  for use in Indonesia, Nepal, South Africa, India, and Russia, and on 15 July 2013, nearly three decades after it was phased out, the name was formally resurrected. Nissan said the brand's reputation for value and reliability would help it gain market share in emerging markets.
  The Datsun brand was re-launched in New Delhi, India, with the Datsun Go, which went on sale in India in early 2014. Datsun models are sold in Indonesia, Russia, India, Nepal and South Africa since 2014. The brand entered Kazakhstan in 2015, and Belarus and Lebanon in 2016.
  The Datsun Go is being built at the Renault-Nissan plant in Chennai, India. It was also produced in Russia and Indonesia. The Go is based on the same Nissan V platform as the Nissan Micra. The Go+, a 5+2 seater station wagon, was added to the range in September 2013.
  In February 2014, the redi-Go concept car was presented. The redi-Go crossover became available in India mid-2015.
  In April 2014, the first model for the Russian market, the Datsun on-Do based on Lada Granta, was launched.
  In November 2019, it was announced that Datsun would stop its production in Indonesia in 2020.
caption: Datsun on-Do (2014–present)
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