When did the Nissan Caravan and Nissan Homy merge?
After the merger in August 1966, the Prince Homy name was changed to Nissan. The merger was complete by 1970. It shared a chassis with the Prince Homer, a small pickup truck. The Homy was marketed as a twin to the Nissan Caravan and the Nissan Prince dealerships sold the Homy, allongside the Nissan Gloria and Nissan Skyline.
When did the Nissan Caravan come out in Japan?
The E20 series Caravan and Urvan van and minibus were manufactured from February 1973 with seating configurations for three, five, seven, and up to 10 passengers. It was exclusive in Japan to Nissan Bluebird Store, while its twin the Nissan Homy was exclusive to Nissan Prince Store locations.
When did the Nissan Homy first come out?
Nissan had integrated a previously built product called the Nissan Caball as a cabover truck and cargo van, but had replaced it with the Homy. From 1973 the Homy was also available rebadged as the Nissan Caravan, to fit Nissan’s various dealer networks.
When did the Nissan Urvan first come out?
The Nissan Urvan is a light commercial van designed for use as a fleet vehicle or cargo van and manufactured by Nissan since 1973. Between 1976 and 1997, a rebadged version of the Caravan sold as the Nissan Homy, which was introduced as an independent model in 1965.
When did Nissan change the name to caravan?
After acquiring the Homy, Nissan badge-engineered the Prince Homy as the Caravan, and after completing the merge in 1970, the Prince Homy name changed to Nissan Caravan (also known as Nissan (Datsun before 1984) Urvan in other export markets outside Japan).
Nissan had integrated a previously built product called the Nissan Caball as a cabover truck and cargo van, but had replaced it with the Homy. From 1973 the Homy was also available rebadged as the Nissan Caravan, to fit Nissan’s various dealer networks.
When did the sixth generation Nissan Caravan come out?
The sixth-generation Nissan Caravan (E26/NV350) was released in 2012 at the Tokyo Motor show. The E26/NV350 model is available as a short or long wheelbase and a low or high roof 4-door 10 passenger wagon or 5-door 3 (6)-passenger cargo-carrying vans.
The Nissan Urvan is a light commercial van designed for use as a fleet vehicle or cargo van and manufactured by Nissan since 1973. Between 1976 and 1997, a rebadged version of the Caravan sold as the Nissan Homy, which was introduced as an independent model in 1965.