Foreign assembly Nissan Violet

1974 datsun violet 140j (710, u.k.)



taiwan

in taiwan violet introduced in 1973 under name yue loong violet , replaced successful datsun bluebird there 9 years. yue loong violet offered ohv j16 engine. vip brougham luxury version of violet leather seats , wood interior. official successor yue loong elite 601 sister model nissan 200sx.

mexico

for mexican domestic car market, 710-series violet produced 1973 1978 @ nissan s civac assembly plant, near cuernavaca, mexico. @ time, nissan mexico offered unique passenger-vehicles lineup, datsun bluebird range (the 510-series , 410, previously), integrated 4-door saloon , wagon versions of bluebird, respectively commercialized datsun sedan , datsun guayín (guayín moniker in mexican spanish station wagon ). in 1974, going on same business strategy, 710-series violet introduced mexican car market badged new datsun 160j, replacement single-offered bluebird lineup.

the mexican 710 violet range integrated 4-door saloon alongside wagon, lacking sporty 2-door/coupe bodies offered in other countries. fastback-styled 710 4-door saloon design marketed 1974 1977, being replaced in 1978 notchback-styled 711 violet (which intended improve fastback s bad rear visibility complained customers). mexican 710 violets featured 1.6-liter carbureted engine (160j), coupled 4-speed manual gearbox, , optional 3-speed automatic gearbox starting in 1978.

from time in mexican popular slang, car referred bolillo , spanish word kind of craftly-cooked bun, due similar rounded shape.

for 1979, 710 range superseded correspondent next generation a10-series violet in nissan mexico lineup.

new zealand

new zealand, result of government s temporary lift of import licensing restrictions (the result of high consumer demand cars, local ckd assemblers , built-up importers not meet usual licensing restrictions , high import duties of 55%, plus sales tax 60%) saw considerable cbu imports of datsun 140j four-door sedan , 160j two-door during 1973 , 1974.

due short notice , short timeframe of licence requirement relaxation, cars imported differed in specification shipment shipment - had japanese market amber front park lights, front guard-mounted exterior rear view mirrors , violet badges; later units had clear lenses , 140j/160j badging.

several hundred 140j sedans entered new zealand through port of timaru south island market , presold before arrived. keenly sought-after , hard secure better specified standard (tinted glass, pushbutton radio, etc.) nz-assembled ckd kit imported models, consisted of datsun 1200 sedan , wagon, , 180b (bluebird) , 260c (cedric) sedans.

almost-new 140js resold after first registration hundreds of dollars more retail prices, such model line s initial popularity. japanese assembly quality of 140j better nz-built datsuns of time assembled outside assembly contractors - nissan did not open own temporary plant in mt roskill, auckland, until mid-1970s , dedicated, purpose-built factory in wiri in 1978.

south africa

in south africa, 1976 711 facelift arrived in october 1976 , continued in production while longer in japan. sold datsun 160u or 180u, depending on engine fitment. deluxe , sss sedans sss hardtop available. batch of 100 sss models (some of bluebirds) special mexican upholstery built in 1978.