Sunny

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Sunny is Nissan's B-class (subcompact) car family, and includes the legendary Datsun 1200. The Sunny name was chosen by a contest in 1966. 8 million entries were received and the name was announced 19 February 1966 at the Sendagaya Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium.
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Overview

• B10 1966-1970 Datsun Sunny 1000/Datsun 1000
• B20 1968-1970 Datsun Sunny 1000 Truck/Datsun 1000 "ute"
• B110 1970-1973 (South Africa until 1975)
  • Japan: ダットサン　サニー　1200 (Datsun Sunny 1200)
  • Australia/USA: Datsun 1200
  • UK: Datsun Sunny 1200
• PB110 1971-1973 ダットサン　サニー エクセレント (Datsun Sunny Excellent) 1400. However, the Sunny name was emphasized and the Datsun name de-emphasized, usually not appearing in advertisments. Catalogs etc. do say "ダットサン　サニー" (Datsun Sunny).
  • nickname: サニー ロングノーズ　(Sunny long-nose)
• B120 1971-1994 Datsun Sunny Truck
  • nickname: サニトラ　(sanitora, shortened form of "Sunny Truck")
  • Japan 1971~1980: ダットサン　サニー　トラック (Datsun Sunny Truck)
  • Japan ~1980-1984:　サニー　トラック　(Sunny Truck)
  • Japan 1989-1994:　ニッサン　サニー　トラック　(Nissan Sunny Truck)
  • Australia Datsun 1200 "ute" (1971-1985)
  • New Zealand: Roadstar, Sportstar (1980-1985)
• B140 1985-2007 B140/Nissan LDV 1400 "bakkie" (Nissan South Africa)
• B210 1973-1978 Datsun Sunny/Datsun 120Y,140Y/Datsun B-210
• B310 1978-1982 Datsun Sunny/Datsun 210/Datsun 120Y,130Y,140Y,150Y

The Move to FWD

• B11-B17 1983- Nissan Sunny/Nissan-Datsun Sentra/Nissan Tsuru models FWD

Some later FWD Sunnys were marketed as a Pulsar in some markets. The Sunny family was dropped in Japan after 2004, but continued on in USA as B15U Sentra, and Sunny is still used as a regional market name for various models such as the Almera Sunny.