The 1932 Datsun Type 11 was a small car with a 495 cc, 10 HP side valve engine and a three speed transmission.

The Type 11 was only produced during the year 1932, as changes in the law allowed Nissan to sell a new model with a larger engine in 1933.

The DAT corporation had been producing cars since 1914,[1] but through the 1920s, much of their profitability depended on government subsidies of their large trucks.

The Datsun Type 11 had the same engine displacement and external dimensions as an Austin 7, and information about the British car was widely available within Japan.

In October and November 1929, the chief engineer of Austin presented a paper in Tokyo called "The British Light Car".