[3] In its development phase, the Magnite was planned as a flagship SUV for the Datsun marque.

[4][5] However, as the Datsun marque was slated to be discontinued, the Magnite was handed to the Nissan brand in the final phases of its development.

[15] Initially the vehicle was only exported to several right-hand drive emerging markets worldwide, consisting of Indonesia, South Africa, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Brunei, Uganda, Kenya, Seychelles, Mozambique, Zambia, Mauritius, Tanzania, and Malawi.

[16][17][18] In October 2023, the Magnite gained an automated manual transmission option (marketed as EZ-Shift) for the turbocharged model.

[20] The changes includes an updated front fascia with a larger grille, new gloss black surrounds and repositioned foglights, the rear received new taillights with updated lighting graphics, and new alloy wheel designs.