All-new Nissan Sunny sedan
In China first from this month... then into 170 countries

January 6, 2011: Nissan Motor Co. unveiled recently (20th December) at the 8th China (Guangzhou) International Automobile Exhibition, its all-new four-door sedan model under the well-known ‘Sunny’ name in China, where it goes on sale this month before reaching some 170 countries worldwide under different vehicle brand names.

The Japanese brand says that the all-new Sunny is targeted to young families in their 30s, looking for a medium sized sedan with attractive design, space, quality and features.

Nissan adds that combining its 1.5-liter HR15DE engine with dual injectors and a new-generation Xtronic CVT with an auxiliary transmission, both of which are newly introduced in China, Sunny is designed to deliver ease in handling for city driving where there’s frequent acceleration and deceleration, with good fuel economy.

MacPherson struts are used for the front suspension and a torsion beam for the rear suspension, for sporty and agile driving at low speeds and stable driving at higher ones.

The new Sunny is produced in Dongfeng Nissan’s Huadu Plant in Guangzhou and will be priced from RMB 82.8K to 112.8K (about 1.04 million to 1.41million yen, US$12,500 to US$17,000, or 9,600 to 13,000 euros at today's value).

When the Sunny was first introduced in China in 2003, it was the first locally built model from the new Dongfeng Nissan partnership, before it established a foundation for the Nissan brand in the passenger vehicle market in China.

Dongfeng Nissan is an affiliated company of Dongfeng Motor Co., Ltd., Nissan's joint venture with Dongfeng Motor Group. Dongfeng Nissan includes research & development operations, manufacturing and distribution of passenger vehicles.

Since the establishment of DFL, Nissan’s sales volume, including both passenger and light commercial vehicles, has risen from 94,000 units in 2003 to 756,000 units in 2009. Nissan also launched its luxury brand, Infiniti, in China in 2007.

Nissan’s sales are forecasted to exceed 1,000,000 units in 2010 compared to the original plan of 860,000 units, including passenger and light commercial vehicles, along with Infiniti products. For the current year, Nissan expects to sell 1,150,000 units.