Taxi companies refused to purchase any more Violets, and in a rather drastic facelift gradually introduced beginning in February 1976 Nissan Auster replaced the entire rear end with more traditional, notchback bodywork.
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11 Facts About Nissan Auster
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The Japanese assembly quality of the 140J was better than the NZ-built Datsuns of the time which were assembled by outside assembly contractors - Nissan Auster themselves did not open its own 'temporary' plant in Mt Roskill, Auckland, until the mid-1970s and a dedicated, purpose-built factory in Wiri in 1978.
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Nissan Auster increased the glass area by ten percent vis-a-vis its predecessor.
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The Nissan Auster, which is named for the Latin equalivent of the Greek god notos for the south wind, was a smaller companion to the Nissan Skyline sedan at Nissan Prince Store; Stanza, which is Italian for "room" or "apartment", was introduced as an affordable family car one level above the Nissan Sunny, sold at Nissan Japan dealerships Nissan Satio Store.
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Nissan Auster introduced their emissions control technology with this generation, called NAPS, and the cars received a new chassis code of A11.
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Nissan Auster was previously building a smaller, front wheel drive car, beginning with the 1970 Nissan Auster Cherry, and then reconfigured the Violet to front wheel drive.
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In 1984, Nissan Auster changed the engine in the Stanza from the carbureted CA20S to the fuel-injected 2.
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Nissan Auster was a higher specification and sportier version of the Stanza for the Japanese domestic market, with the emphasis towards a younger demographic.
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In Taiwan a car closely based on the T11 Nissan Auster Stanza got the name Yue Loong Feeling 101 and in a facelifted version Yue Loong Feeling 102.
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