It’s really time for manufacturers to start importing some of their cool little cars into North America. Nissan has just launched the Micra C+C for the Japanese home market, which has been modified slightly from the European model. Come on folks, this tiny drop top would be a huge hit here in North America. Bring it on!

Full press release and lots of photos after the break
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Maybe it’s just me, but there seems to be something wrong with this story. A large UK Nissan dealership has teamed up with a local license plate manufacturer to create this cool pink Micra, which currently sits in the showroom at Chorley Nissan in North West England.

The base price of a Micra C+C is 14,750 pounds. The combo of the car and the plate BAR81E are priced at 36,250!!!! The dealer plans to donate a whopping 250 pounds to Breakthrough Breast Cancer, a very worthy cause. Interestingly, the folks at NewReg have pledged 21,500 when the car has sold.

Somehow, it seems like the dealership stands to gain more than anybody.

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Austin Powers eat yer heart out! Nissan Uk launches their newest mini bomb, the Micra SR. It’s a great looking little package that would be a hit over here, if they would just import it to Canada. Most of it’s aggression comes from visual aids however, as it is powered by a 110 hp 1.6 l 4 cylinder. Economy, not speed is the strong point. The Brit paint is not a production option.

The blogosphere has been overrun with the Nissan-Renault-GM stories and some readers may wonder why The Garage hasn’t spoken up about the potential merger, given our obvious love of Nissan vehicles. Well, it’s really quite simple. The Garage is really a blog about cars and cool car related stuff. I don’t pretend to be a business analyst and quite frankly the corporate stuff bores me. I’d much rather report on silly product lanches with multi coloured geese.

See the geese after the break

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