Nissan Atlas
The Nissan Atlas is a series of pickup trucks and light commercial vehicles manufactured by Nissan. It is built by UD Trucks for the Japanese market, and by the Renault-Nissan Alliance for the European market. The lighter range vehicles, weighing from 1 to 1.5 tons, replaced the earlier Cabstar and Homer, while the heavier Caball and Clipper were replaced by the 2-to-4 ton range Atlas. The Atlas nameplate was first introduced in December 1981, available at Nissan Bluebird Store locations.
The Atlas is known also as the Nissan Cabstar, Renault Maxity, Samsung SV110/Yamuzin and Ashok Leyland Partner depending on the location. The range has been sold around the world.
F22/H40
Japan
Manufacturing of the heavier range began in December 1981, while the lighter series Atlas was introduced in February 1982. The first generation Atlas was available with a wide range of petrol and diesel engines: The Z16 and Z20 were petrol units, while diesels included the TD23, TD27, ED33, FD35, and the turbodiesel FD35T.Mahindra uses the Atlas F22/H40 cabin for the Jayo truck model.
Europe
The Atlas F22 was sold in Europe as the Nissan Cabstar and proved a popular truck in the UK market due to its reliability and ability to carry weight. The F22 Cabstar was available in the British market with the 1,952 cc Z20S OHC petrol engine. From 1990 the range widened and was sold as the Cabstar E. In Taiwan, the F22 continued to be sold as the "Yue Loong Homer".It was also used as recreational truck. It proved to be serious competition for the dated Bedford CF and Ford Transit which were its main competitors. The trucks popularity in the African market saw vast majority of the remaining early UK F22 models being exported to Africa.
Australia
Australia was another important market for the Atlas, where it took over after the previous Nissan Caball which was sold there from 1970 to 1981. It was later marketed as the Nissan Cabstar. It was built in Australia using many local components.F23/H41
The H41 was launched in 1991 with the light duty F23 launched in 1992. The H42 followed in 1995.North America
The UD 1400 was similar to the Atlas F23 featuring a 4.7-liter, turbo-diesel MD-175 four-cylinder engine and was available until 2010. The MD-175 was actually a Hino J05D-TF engine provided for Nissan.South Africa
The Atlas F23 is sold as the UD 35 and UD 40 Series and features a 4.2 L 6-cylinder turbo diesel engine producing 87 kWSouth Korea
In South Korea, the locally built version was launched in 1998 as Samsung SV110. It later changed its name to Yamuzin. South Korean truck drivers, however, expect to be able to overload their vehicles, which the Atlas could not handle very well. Unlike the Hyundai Porter and Kia Bongo, the Yamuzin's cargo space can't hold the overload. In 2000 Samsung commercial vehicles discontinued their lineup due to bankruptcy.China
In China, this cabin has been built by the Yuejin Light Truck Co. since the early 2000s. In export markets, this model is sometimes sold as the Hiliner.H42
The H42 was a rebadged Isuzu Elf truck sold from 1995 through 2007.F24/H43
Japan
The Atlas is available in two versions: the F24 and H43. The F24 is known as the Atlas 10 and is available with a 2.0 L petrol and 3.0 L turbo diesel engines with a range of payloads from 1.15 to 2 tons and was launched in June 2007. The H43 Atlas 20 comes in a wide range of versions with a choice of 3.0 L or 5.2 L diesel and a payload from 1.65 to 4.5 tons in rear wheel drive and four wheel drive options. The H43 is also marketed as the UD Condor. The H43 is a rebadged Isuzu Elf.From January 2011, production of the F24 transferred from UD to Nissan Shatai. As the F24 Atlas did not meet the 2018 emissions standards, production ended in 2021 and sales halted in June of that year. This marked the end of Nissan's truck production, although the Atlas nameplate continues to be available on OEM rebadgings from Mitsubishi and Isuzu.