A brand of Japanese automobiles produced by Nissan, popular especially in the 1970s-1980s for affordable, reliable cars.
From Japanese 'Dat' (from an earlier company) plus 'sun' (Japanese word for 'prince'). The name was chosen to suggest something superior and princely.
Datsun cars became so common and reliable that they transformed American attitudes about Japanese cars—before them, 'Made in Japan' meant cheap toys, but Datsuns proved Japan could build quality vehicles.
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