Twenty five 'special edition' Micra 25 cars have been released to celebrate the Nissan Micra's 25th birthday next Monday. Straight from the production line, the procession of brightly decorated 'Micra 25' special edition vehicles will feature at this week's London Motor Show.

Sporting highly visible 25th anniversary decals, the motorcade Micras will also feature a single letter on the roof of each car, which, when the convoy is viewed from above, will spell out 'Micra 25 at British Motor Show'.

First produced in Japan in 1983, the Nissan Micra has been manufactured exclusively in the UK in Sunderland since 1992. More than 2.2 million Micras have been made in the UK so far with exported cars going to 44 different countries around the globe.

Appropriately, among the people driving the motorcade convoy of Micra 25s will be staff from the Sunderland plant that have been part of the Nissan manufacturing success story in this country.

Since the Micra first went into production in 1983 in Japan, it has undergone two dramatic transformations, leading to today's third generation Micra that was launched in 2002. The Nissan plant in Sunderland began manufacturing the second generation model in 1992 and just six years later the millionth model came off the production line.

The first Japanese-brand car to win the European Car of the Year award (1993), the Micra rapidly gained an enviable reputation for such a small car. The Micra has proven to be popular around the globe including here in Ireland.

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