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The Nissan Stanza started out in Japan as the Nissan Violet in 1973, and then was split into two other models in 1977 called the second generation Nissan Auster and Nissan Violet. All three bore the A10 codename, and were built in Japan at Hiratsuka and Oppama, Incidently, the codename A10 is also used by Toyota for the first generation Toyota Carina. A new third generation front wheel drive model was launched in 1981 and shared the platform with the Compact MPV Nissan Prairie Multi Stanza Wagon. Final versions were Nissan Bluebirds series U12 rebadged for some international markets. Before the Stanza, there was the a sister car to the Nissan Sunny, which sold outside Japan under Nissan's Datsun marque as the Datsun 140J 160J except in the United States where it was the Datsun 710. This model was built as a 2 door saloon, 2 door coupé, 4 door fastback, 4 door notchback, estate, and van. The Violet was placed above the Nissan Sunny but just slightly below the Nissan Bluebird. Introducing the Violet allowed Nissan to moderately increase the dimensions of the older Nissan Bluebird. This car shared a platform but remained a rear wheel drive car with the new front wheel drive Nissan Cherry that was developed by Prince Motor Company before the Prince Nissan merger in 1966.

Motorsports The Violet 160J was Nissan's most successful car in the World Rally Championship. It won the Safari Rally in Kenya from 1979 to 1982 consecutively, all with Shekhar Mehta behind the wheel. The 1979 and 1980 winners were powered by an SOHC engine the 1981 and 1982 winners were Violet GT models with a DOHC engine. These Safari records are only matched by the Toyota Celica GT Four which won the 1992–95 events. Driven by Timo Salonen, the Violet also won the 1980 Rally New Zealand and the 1981 Rallye Côte d'Ivoire. In the 1990 model year the American version of the Stanza was replaced by a basic version of the Nissan Bluebird (U12 series), wearing Stanza badges. In Japan and elsewhere, the Stanza and Auster ranges were effectively replaced by the Nissan Cefiro, the Nissan Primera and the Nissan Presea for the 1990 model year. The JDM Bluebird has rear license plate higher between the tail lights, whereas the Stanza's is mounted on the bumper.