Nissan will mark the Sentra nameplate’s 30th anniversary in the States with the presentation of an all-new model that will be unveiled later this summer with sales to start across the country in the fall.

The new Sentra will be based on a new global sedan that is making its world premiere at this week’s Auto China 2012 in Beijing. The Chinese market version of the compact sedan is named Sylphy.

“Sentra is the third of five all-new core models we’ll be introducing in a 15-month product onslaught,” said Nissan North America’s senior vice president for sales and marketing.

“The all-new Altima goes on sale this summer and will be followed closely by the all-new Pathfinder and Sentra. And when the next two new models launch in 2013, we will have refreshed 75 percent of our volume, rewarding our loyal owners and attracting new customers into Nissan showrooms,” he added.

Along with the announcement, the Japanese automaker released a teaser video clip and images of the seventh generation of the U.S. market Sentra that you can check out after the break.

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