Venucia R50 – the first-gen Latio hatch lives on

Venucia R50 – the first-gen Latio hatch lives on

Old cars never die, they just get redressed and become a new model. Such is the case with the Dongfeng Nissan Venucia R50, which will begin selling in the Chinese market from September. It’s essentially a first-generation C11 Tiida/Latio hatchback given a new sheet of exterior metal.

The R50 is the second model to be launched under the Venucia sub-brand following the introduction of the D50 sedan – itself a reskin based on the first-gen Latio/Tiida sedan – in April this year. The company says that the exterior design of the R50 – which is powered by a HR16DE 1.6 litre mill – is representative of the brand’s design concept of “soar.”

The sub-brand, named after the Roman goddess Venus, is hoping to offer five new models by 2015 and generate sales of 300,000 units annually. The D50 hasn’t been doing badly at all – in the first two months since its introduction, sales totaled 12,723 units through June.

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Comments

  • i'mNissanFans on Jul 31, 2012 at 9:19 pm

    Wish to see if Nissan able to bring in the Budget Nissan Micra to Malaysia. It’s very eco friendly with high FC. 375000 baht to 537000 baht @ Thailand.

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    • Just me on Jul 31, 2012 at 9:39 pm

      when it comes to M’sia you must multiply by at least 1.5 to 2 to protect the crony, “provides jobs” and protect the jaguh kampung. Vote for PR for cheaper car and stop enrichment of certain peoples at the expend of our hard earn money.

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  • Badut Rempit on Jul 31, 2012 at 9:21 pm

    The old Latio and my EX5 are nicer.

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  • Like said earlier, bring the micra or march in Plz… Dominated by Prius C and jazz and polo…. Bring it on TCM. Commercial nv200 is a hit. Hit the small cars now….

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  • Han!h on Jul 31, 2012 at 11:50 pm

    I think this looks better than the old Latio…

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