Automotive industry in the United Kingdom to Britain from 1975, later launching a hatchback model (the Polonez) alongside it. However, by 1998, Skoda was the only Eastern European carmaker still importing cars to Britain, now competing with budget-priced Far Eastern cars from the likes of Daewoo, Kia, Hyundai and Proton. Nissan had axed the Datsun brand by 1984 and used its own name on all cars, and in 1986 opened a factory in Britain near Sunderland, which produced the mid-range Bluebird hatchbacks and saloons, although it was the Japanese-built Micra which was the company's best-selling car in Britain during the 1980s. The decade also saw the
Nissan Primera Nissan Primera The Nissan Primera is a large family car which was produced by the Japanese automaker Nissan from 1990 to 2007, for the Japanese and European markets. In Japan, it replaced the Nissan Pulsar, and was exclusive to "Nissan Prince Store" locations. It was a platform upgrade, with engine performance and suspension modifications of the . In North America, it was the entry level luxury sports sedan for the Infiniti brand. The word ""primera"" is Spanish for "first class" or "finest". Since 1986, Nissan had been building Bluebirds — it was essentially a re badged home market Auster/Stanza –