When it first arrived on the scene as a 2009 model and replacement for the fifth-generation 350z, the 2-door ... launched with the first-generation Datsun 240Z (marketed as the Fairlady Z in Japan) ...

Ghosn promised to reintroduce the Z with promises of a profitable model. A year later, the Nissan 350Z was born. Nissan's successes, like the Nissan 240Z and the Nissan Fairlady Z that was built ...