JAKARTA – Datsun CROSS was named "Best City Car" of the year by Indonesian Car of the Year 2018 – a competition held by the national automotive magazine, MobilMotor.
The Datsun CROSS was selected as a winner in one out of 10 categories and 29 models tested in the frameworks of ICOTY 2018. Tests were conducted in Cibubur and Jakarta, both on highways and congested urban roads.
All cars were evaluated in several parameters, such as design, safety, features, technology, performance and vehicle compatibility. First time this year all cars were tested and rated for their performance in during night driving.
The award was received on Wednesday, December 19, 2018, after a testing phase, carried out by 5 judges of professional testers in the automotive field who evaluated all features of each ICOTY 2018 finalists.
"We would like to thank MobilMotor for this great award. It is
"The ICOTY competition was held for 17 years. The objective of this award is to make it easier for consumers to choose. Tests carried out simultaneously by the same jury and adequate tools will provide accurate and detailed information. Like last year, ICOTY 2018 received support from Pertamina as a provider of quality fuel, "concluded Rudi Kurniadi, Editor in Chief of
For further information, please visit www.datsun.co.id or Tanya Datsun 1-500-023.
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About Datsun
Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. announced the return of the Datsun brand, Nissan's third global brand, alongside Nissan and Infiniti, in March 2012. Datsun provides a sustainable motoring experience to optimistic up-and-coming customers in high-growth markets. Datsun represents 80 years of accumulated Japanese car-making expertise and is an important part of Nissan's DNA. Datsun started sales in India, Indonesia, Russia and South Africa from 2014. For more information, visit www.datsun.com.
About Datsun History
Datsun originated in Japan as DAT-GO (the DAT-car) almost a century ago in 1914. The word DAT means 'lightning-fast' in Japanese but is also a reference to the first letters of family names of the three financiers who supported the business at the time: Den, Aoyama and Takeuchi. Using the same logic, it was promoted as Durable, Attractive and Trustworthy, or DAT for short.
In 1933, Nissan's founding father Yoshisuke Aikawa took over the business with a vision of "mobility for all". The introduction of a light-weight, economical yet resilient car to meet the aspirations of young Japanese people in the early 1930s was named the 'son of DAT' – Datsun - which later changed to Datsun. Local engineering and mass-production made the founder's dream a reality.
For more information, please contact:
Hana Maharani
Head of Product Communications
PT Nissan Motor Indonesia
P: (021) 858 2323
E: hana.m@nissan.co.id
