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CIMA

The story of a model, through the records that establish it.

History-backed dossier

2 manufacturer-stated entries, 2 explicitly numbered.

Manufacturer entries
2
Reviewed histories
0
Listed chassis codes
0
Ownership profiles
0

01 / Manufacturer record

A chronology of change

In introduction order. Only what the manufacturer states: a generation number, a full model change without a number, or a named series. Introduction years are launch years, not production periods; no end years are inferred.

  1. 2001

    4th generation

    Manufacturer-numbered

    シーマ · Manufacturer source · Launch release

  2. 2012

    5th generation

    Manufacturer-numbered

    シーマ · Manufacturer source · Launch release

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The codes behind the name

No chassis code is listed for this nameplate yet.

Market evidence

What each official source lists for this nameplate. A dated listing does not establish that a vehicle is still sold or produced.

MFR Nissan newsroom · 2001, 2012NL RDW register · 14 registered vehicles, first admitted 1994–2012NZ Motor Vehicle Register · 144 registered vehicles, vehicle years 1989–2017

See CIMA in the Nissan catalog

Sources

  • Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.: Generations Nissan states in launch releases on its model channels: ordinals only from explicit statements naming the model, full model changes only from the body statement. Release-ID year is the announcement year. Conflicting ordinals held; no ordinal inferred by counting; no nameplate created. Source.
  • RDW (Netherlands vehicle authority): Marques and commercial names of passenger cars and light commercial vehicles registered in the Netherlands, with vehicle counts and earliest/latest first-admission dates. Grouped counts only, no individual vehicles. A first-admission date is not a production date; no generations, chassis or specifications inferred. Source.
  • Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency: Makes and models of passenger cars and light goods vehicles on New Zealand's Motor Vehicle Register, with vehicle counts and the earliest and latest vehicle year. Server-side grouped statistics only; no registration numbers, VINs, engine numbers or locations are read. A vehicle year is register evidence, not a model year or production period; no generations or chassis inferred. Source.

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