The second model for the revived Datsun brand has been revealed at the Jakarta motor show. The new Go+ is a small minivan and will be locally manufactured from 2014.
Nissan Motor says both the Go and Go+ will be produced at Cikampek (Purwakarta) in the province of West Java. The Indonesian plant, which is 80km east of Jakarta, already builds the Juke, March and Livina.
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Total capacity at Cikampek will increase to 250,000 annually by 2014, with the workforce expanding to 3,300. Sales outlets are on target to rise to 150 by 2015.
The Go+ has the same front end as the Go but is 201mm longer as it is a 5+2 MPV, not a five-door hatchback. It is 3,995mm long, 1,635mm wide and 1,485mm tall, with the same 2,450mm wheelbase as the Go. Both models use the Alliance V architecture.
The new vehicle, which will not enter production until 2014, will be powered by a 1.5-litre petrol engine, with the standard transmission a five-speed manual gearbox. Nissan says the Go+ will be priced below IDR100m (US$8,963), claiming that this will make it “the only with three rows of seats in this price range”.
Author: Glenn Brooks
