The Nissan Tiida is a compact car

Compact car

A compact car , or small family car , is a classification of cars which are larger than a supermini but smaller than or equal to a mid-size car...

, manufactured by Japanese automaker Nissan, replacing the Pulsar

Nissan Pulsar

The Nissan Pulsar is an automobile that was produced by the Japanese automaker Nissan from 1978, when it debuted as a subcompact car, to 2007, when it was replaced in all markets by the Nissan Tiida. It was originally conceived as a replacement for Nissan's first front-wheel drive platform, the...

 and the Sunny

Nissan Sunny

The Nissan Sunny is a small car from Nissan. It was launched in 1966 as the Datsun 1000 and although production in Japan ended in 2004, it remains in production today for the African, American and Sri Lankan markets. In the US, the later models were known as the Nissan Sentra; in Mexico, the Sunny...

, and marketed also as the Nissan Versa, prominently in the United States. It is the successor of the Nissan Almera

Nissan Almera

The Nissan Almera is a medium-sized family car built by Nissan from 1995 to 2006...

 in some parts of Europe.
The Tiida is based on a stretched-wheelbase variant of the Nissan B platform

Nissan B platform

The B platform is an automobile platform for compact cars from Nissan. See Nissan Sunny for a list of vehicles based on this platform.-Renault-Nissan:A new subcompact/B-class B platform is shared by Nissan and Renault...

 and is manufactured as a five-door hatchback

Hatchback

A Hatchback is a car body style incorporating a shared passenger and cargo volume, with rearmost accessibility via a rear third or fifth door, typically a top-hinged liftgate—and features such as fold-down rear seats to enable flexibility within the shared passenger/cargo volume. As a two-box...

 and a four-door sedan marketed as the Nissan Tiida Latio.

In mainland China

People's Republic of China

China , officially the People's Republic of China , is the most populous country in the world, with over 1.3 billion citizens. Located in East Asia, the country covers approximately 9.6 million square kilometres...

, the Tiida is produced by the Dongfeng Motor Company

Dongfeng Motor Company

Dongfeng Motor Company Limited is a joint venture between the Dongfeng Motor Corporation and Nissan Motors. It produces the Nissan Sunny, Nissan Bluebird, Nissan Teana, and Nissan Tiida for sale in China.-See also:...

, a joint venture

Joint venture

A joint venture is a business agreement in which parties agree to develop, for a finite time, a new entity and new assets by contributing equity. They exercise control over the enterprise and consequently share revenues, expenses and assets...

 between Nissan and a local company.