The
Nissan Sentra is a car produced by
Nissan since 1982. Originally
subcompact in classification, for
model year 2000 it was reclassified as a
compact car, becoming
mid-size for 2007. Until 2006, Sentra was a rebadged export version of the Japanese
Nissan Sunny, but since the 2013 model year, Sentra is a rebadged export version of the Nissan Sylphy. The Sentra nameplate is not used in Japan. Many other countries in South America sell their versions of the Sunny as the Sentra. In Mexico, the first three generations of the Sentra were known as the
Nissan Tsuru (Japanese for
crane), and the B13 model is still sold under that name, alongside the updated models badged as Sentra.