The Nissan Violet is a family of cars produced from 1973 to 1992, and sold throughout the world under different names, accross multiple generations, and mutliple body styles. The first generation (1973-1977) is known as the 710 Series and it was sold as the Nissan Violet in Japan and the Datsun 710 in the US. In other countries it was known as the Datsun 140J or Datsun 160J. The second generation (1977-1981) is known as the A10 Series, and brand names included the Nissan Stanza (in Japan and Australia) and the Datsun 510 in the US (the latter is not to be confused with the earlier and far more popular Datsun 510 produced between 1986 to 1973). Subsequent generations were T11 Series (1981-1986), T12 (1986-1990), and the U12 (1989-1992).