Renault-Nissan is going to launch a Datsun this summer for the Russian market
- Renault-Nissan is going to launch a new Datsun this summer for the Russian market. This model, named on-Do, will use the platform of the Lada Granta launched in 2011 and not the B0 platform used for the Dacia Logan, Sandero and Duster.
- The new Datsun uses the bodywork (sedan) of the Lada Granta, with a Datsun grille. This model is part of segment C. Its engine is a Lada 1.6 petrol 90, 100 and 120 hp already fitted on the Granta.
- The new Datsun on-Do will be produced on the same assembly lines as the Lada Granta, in Togliatti. This will be the first model of the brand to be produced in the plant of Togliatti. In addition to the Lada Granta, this plant currently produces the Lada Kalina, Priora Niva, Largus (Dacia Logan estate), as well as the Chevrolet Niva and Nissan Almera. The production of the former Lada Samara should stop soon.
- The Lada Granta is now the most sold vehicle in Russia (154 000 units in 2013), and one of the cheapest in the market. Not much more expensive than the Granta, the Datsun on-Do should experience quite a success on the Russian market, competing with Korean models, Hyundai Solaris (2nd on the market, with 107 000 units in 2013) and Kia Rio (3rd on the market, with 87 000 units), also manufactured in Russia.
