Nissan Bluebird U12
JP / 1987 / 1991 / 1996
Bluebird U12 → U13 → U14
Bluebird U12 → Bluebird U13 → Bluebird U14. These are successive generations of one model family. Dates identify model introductions; they do not establish factory production intervals. Nissan Heritage’s incidental Skyline wording remains uncorrected by the publisher.
U12 in the model lineage
Nissan’s Japan model-change chart places Bluebird U12 at September 1987. Skyline appears on a separate model row.
Source and scope
Manufacturer source ↗ · JP · chart observed 2002-07-31; introduction month September 1987
PDF page 13, printed pages 22–23, Model Changes in Japan; Bluebird and Skyline rows. Checked 6 October 2026. Source date: 2002-07 (printed publication month; tables have their own observation dates).
U13 in the model lineage
Nissan’s Japan model-change chart places Bluebird U13 at September 1991. Skyline appears on a separate model row.
Source and scope
Manufacturer source ↗ · JP · chart observed 2002-07-31; introduction month September 1991
PDF page 13, printed pages 22–23, Model Changes in Japan; Bluebird and Skyline rows. Checked 6 October 2026. Source date: 2002-07 (printed publication month; tables have their own observation dates).
U14 in the model lineage
Nissan’s Japan model-change chart places Bluebird U14 at January 1996. Skyline appears on a separate model row.
Source and scope
Manufacturer source ↗ · JP · chart observed 2002-07-31; introduction month January 1996
PDF page 13, printed pages 22–23, Model Changes in Japan; Bluebird and Skyline rows. Checked 6 October 2026. Source date: 2002-07 (printed publication month; tables have their own observation dates).
Dated connections
Each connection states its relationship and evidence date.
1991-09Bluebird U12
1996-01Bluebird U13
The same connections are stated in the source evidence above. Month-only dates retain month precision. Historical shareholding observations do not establish a continuous ownership interval.
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