In 2016, the 31th Summer Olympic Games was held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil from 5th, August to 21th, August, and at that time in Rio de Janeiro, you can see a new released Nissan SUV with nameplate Kicks on the street. As a lead sponsor of the Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games, Nissan Kicks was released in Brazil to promote the Summer Olympics.

Nissan SUV in Rio de Janeiro Olympics

The 1st generation Nissan Kicks with codename P15 was released in 2016 for the 2017 model year, and it was released in China in July 2017 to replace the Livina C-Gear.

In addition to the global codename P15, in Indian market, Nissan Kicks was released in 2019 with local codename D15, and this Kicks was also offered in Nepal and Bangladesh.

In diecast models market, there is only one 1/18 scale Nissan Kicks model for collectors and car owners, picture is displayed below, and it is the replica model of Nissan Kicks manufactured in China by Dongfeng Nissan, and its local Chinese name is 劲客(JinKe), you can see both Chinese name and global name on plate number.

1/18 2017 Nissan Kicks Diecast Model

This Nissan Kicks model is distinctive due to the gray main body and orange car roof, like most 1/18 scale diecast models, four car doors, bonnet and truck can be closed or opened as real vehicle, and you can clearly see its inside structure such as dashboard.

In 2020, facelift version of global Kicks was released with new front fascia and other parts, however, there is no related diecast model released. In 2024, the 2nd new generation Nissan Kicks with codename P16 was released in the U.S. and Mexico, and we will update this post if new Kicks diecast models are updated.