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The Frankfurt Motor Show is always a hotbed for the unveiling of new vehicles. Infiniti is starting early this year by publishing its first official picture of the new Infiniti Q30 Premium Active Compact.

Two years after its initial introduction at this very same show, then known as the Q30 concept, Infiniti will come back to reveal and talk about its production version when the auto show begins on September 15.

The Q30 is the first-ever compact luxury hatch built by Infiniti. It has been designed largely for the European market that drools for compact goodness. It will roll out at the end of 2015 in Europe, and the plan is for it to hit other markets at some point in early 2016 that should include North America.

This compact hatch was born out of the relationship between Daimler AG and Renault-Nissan, the parent companies of Mercedes-Benz and Infiniti. The platform used for it is the same as that found in the A-Class, B-Class, CLA and GLA of Mercedes. It will share the same 2.0-litre four-cylinder engine as those Mercedes products, most likely with other options that would include a diesel in Europe.

The design, however, is total Infiniti with a double-arch grille and sleeked back skinny LED headlights. The sporty lines across the body show off this hatch's desire for coolness.

"Design is a key pillar of the Infiniti brand, and the new Q30 Active Compact perfectly embodies this approach," said Infiniti president Roland Krueger. "The Q30 Active Compact delivers the distinctive design, the driving dynamics and the individuality that our customers expect of an Infiniti vehicle. With our first ever entry in the compact car segment, we continue the product offensive and provide additional options for our discerning customers."

The Q30 is expected to take on the likes of the BMW 1-Series, Audi A3 and the Volkswagen Golf.

It's being built at Nissan's plant in Sunderland, UK, the same location where the all-new QX30, the slightly larger crossover version of the hatch will also be built.