NISSAN CARS - Langley - Part 1

First Generation (N10; 1978–1982)

Also called	Datsun 100A/120A/130A/140A/150A (Europe) Datsun 310 (U.S.) Datsun Cherry (Europe)
Production	1978–1982
Body style	3-door coupé 3-door van 3-door hatchback 4-door fastback sedan 5-door hatchback 5-door station wagon

The Pulsar was first released in 1978 and was a subcompact car as was the Nissan Cherry it replaced. The N10 series Pulsar was exported to Australia with the Datsun Pulsar name. This model was known as the "Datsun Cherry" or "Datsun 100A/120A/130A/140A/150A" in Europe and the Datsun 310 in the U.S.. In Canada, the Datsun 310 was available with "Pulsar" striping on the rear quarters. The Nissan Langley, from 1980, was a more upmarket Pulsar.

The Pulsar N10 was available in an abundance of body styles during its production run, however not all body styles appeared on all markets where it was sold.

A face lift was given to the N10 in 1980 featuring a horizontal grille and rectangular headlights, and the Nissan E-Series engines, intended for the N12, were introduced to the model in 1981.