It was the first product labeled as a Nissan, but shared mechanicals with Datsun products built at the time. It was available only at Japanese Nissan dealerships called Nissan Cedric Store. The first Cedric was the "30" series, introduced in March 1960 and produced through 1962. The Cedric name was inspired by the main character, Cedric, in Frances Hodgson Burnett's novel Little Lord Fauntleroy by the Nissan CEO at the time Katsuji Kawamata.
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In 1985 Honda introduced its rival to Cedric called Legend, which influence the Japanese car makers that time to update their luxury car line up. The hood ornament was inspired by the diamond pattern used by Lincoln but was changed to two right angles set next to each other.ĭuring the 1970s, it briefly saw other Japanese competitors introduce large sedans: the Mitsubishi Debonair, while the Isuzu Statesman de Ville and the Mazda Roadpacer were derived from General Motors-Australia products and were short-lived. Throughout the many versions of the Cedric, it was always considered to be the prime competitor to the Toyota Crown.
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The Cedric name is still in use, on the Y31 series fleet vehicle traditionally used as a taxi, where it competes with the Toyota Comfort, and is still in production. In Japan, the Cedric/Gloria series was affectionately called CedGlo, and this long-running series finally came to an end in October 2004, replaced by the Nissan Fuga. In later years, the Nissan Skyline was positioned as a sports sedan/ coupe, whereas the Nissan Gloria was turned into a sporty version of the Cedric (with identical styling but using a different radiator grille and front & rear light clusters).
It was developed to provide upscale transportation, competing with the Prince Skyline and Gloria which were later merged into the Nissan family. The Nissan Cedric ( Japanese: 日産・セドリック, Nissan Sedorikku) is a large automobile produced by Nissan since 1960.
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