Nissan · 1966–present
Nissan Sunny
The Nissan Sunny (Japanese: 日産・サニー, Hepburn: Nissan Sanī) is an automobile built by the Japanese automaker Nissan from 1966 until 2004. In the early 1980s, the brand changed from Datsun to Nissan in line with other models by the company. Although production of the Sunny in Japan ended in 2004, the name remains in use in China and GCC countries for a rebadged version of the Nissan Almera. In North America, the later models were known as the Nissan Sentra; in Mexico, the Sunny is known as the Nissan Tsuru, which is Japanese for the bird species "crane". The latest versions of the Sunny were larger than the early models, and may be considered compact cars. Earlier versions (through at least the B11 series) were subcompact cars. All Sunnys through the 1982 model year (excepting the L-engined Sunny Excellents) used Nissan A engine motors. It was designed to compete with the Toyota Corolla. The "Sunny" name has been used on other Nissan models, notably various export versions of the Nissan Pulsar model line. The Sunny has been imported and later manufactured worldwide under numerous names, and body styles, in economical, luxury and performance packages. Some configurations appear to be unique based on bodystyle appearances, but sharing a common platform. The Sunny was sold in Japan at a dedicated dealership sales channel called Nissan Satio Store, and rebadged versions later appeared at the other Japanese networks.
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UK vehicles on the road
298 licensed and 1,714 SORN (2,012 total) at 2025 Q4.
| Year (latest quarter) | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| 2014 | 4,439 |
| 2015 | 3,814 |
| 2016 | 3,334 |
| 2017 | 2,970 |
| 2018 | 2,708 |
| 2019 | 2,518 |
| 2020 | 2,365 |
| 2021 | 2,265 |
| 2022 | 2,191 |
| 2023 | 2,135 |
| 2024 | 2,043 |
| 2025 | 2,012 |
DfT/DVLA VEH0120 vehicle licensing statistics, source ↗, Open Government Licence v3.0. Small counts are rounded or suppressed at source.
Sources
- Wikidata / Wikipedia profiles — https://models.autoculturesociety.com/cars/Q1132451CC0 / CC BY-SA 4.0
- Wikipedia — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nissan_SunnyCC BY-SA 4.0 · Intro text © Wikipedia contributors; revision 1375307282 · retrieved 2026-10-03
- DfT/DVLA VEH0120 licensing statistics — https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/vehicle-licensing-statistics-data-tablesOpen Government Licence v3.0
- Car Model Index — https://models.autoculturesociety.com/Compiled record. Sources that do not permit reuse are not copied; this index is credited instead.