The Nissan Bluebird is a compact- to medium-sized car launched in 1957. The nameplate still exists today on the Nissan Pulsar-based Nissan Bluebird Sylphy in Japan.
Export versions were sold variously as the Datsun 510, Datsun 180B (with 160B and 200B versions) and the Datsun Bluebird . In the late 1980s, an Australian version was called the Nissan Pintara. In the United States, the Bluebird was eventually sold as the Nissan Stanza. In 1992, the Stanza became the Nissan Altima. Currently, the Bluebird is not sold in North America; in 2002, the Altima was completely redesigned, becoming a model unique to the North American market.
A six-cylinder version called the Maxima was released in the 1980s and became a separate model.
