The 1934 Datsun Type 13 went into production in April 1934 with its chassis built in the "Osaka Plant of the Automotive Division of Tobata Casting", which merged with "Nihon Sangyo Co." (Nissan) after selling its factory. Its grille was chrome plated with a tall heart shaped opening instead of the Austin 7 like grille. It is the first Datsun model to have a truck variant called the 13T, along as being the first car exported from Japan; a total of 44 vehicles were exported to South Africa and Australia.