Daihatsu Motor Co., Ltd. (ダイハツ工業株式会社 Daihatsu Kōgyō Kabushiki-gaisha, TYO: 7262, OSE: 7262) is a Japanese manufacturer o caurs, weel kent for its weeer models an aff-road vehicles. Mony o its models is forbye kent as kei jidōsha (or kei caurs) in Japan. Its headquarters ar locatit in Ikeda, Osaka Prefectur.
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Public company | |
Industrie | Automotive |
Foondit | 1 Mairch 1907 |
Key fowk | Katsuhiko Okumura (Chairman) Koichi Ina (Preses) |
Revenue | 1,348 billion USD (2006) |
Net income | 4 billion USD (2006) |
Nummer o employees | 11,873 |
Parent | Toyota Group (51.2%) |
Wabsteid | Daihatsu.com |
The name "Daihatsu" is a combination o the first kanji for Osaka (大) an the first o the wird "ingine manufacture" (発動機製造 hatsudōki seizō) ; whan pit thegither thay ar pronoonced "dai hatsu."
Daihatsu wis formed in 1951 as successor organisation tae Hatsudoki, an bi the 1960s haed startit exportin caurs tae Europe, tho it didna see ony major sales success til far intae the 1980s.
Syne Februar 1992 in North Americae, it haes been common for Toyota tae distribute Daihatsu models.
Company heestory
- 1907 – Hatsudoki Seizo Co., Ltd. foondit
- 1951 – Company renamed: Daihatsu Motor Co., Ltd.
- 1967 – Signed an agreement wi Toyota Motor Corporation
- 1988 – Daihatsu USA launched wi the Charade an Rocky
- 1992 – Daihatsu USA shuts doun in Februar
- 1999 – Toyota gains a controlling interest (51%) in Daihatsu Motor Ltd.
Hybrid technology
The hybrid vehicle technology is cried Daihatsu Mild Hybrid System, mainly uised in Atrai/Hijet Hybrid-IV.
Passenger car models
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- Altis / Toyota Corolla Altis, Toyota Camry
- Applause
- Atrai ( wi hybrid vehicle versions).
- Bee
- Ceria
- Charade
- Charmant / Toyota Corolla
- Compagno
- Consorte
- Copen
- Cuore
- Domino
- Esse
- Grand Move/Pyzar
- Gran Max
- Fellow Max
- Fourtrak / Toyota Blizzard
- Hijet
- Luxio
- Materia/Coo / Toyota bB
- Max
- Midget
- Mira
- Move
- Leeza
- Naked
- Opti
- Rocky
- Sirion/Storia / Toyota Duet
- Sirion/Boon / Toyota Passo
- Sonica
- Sportrak
- Taft
- Tanto
- Taruna
- Terios / Toyota Cami
- Terios/Be-Go / Toyota Rush
- Valera
- Xenia / Toyota Avanza
- YRV
Plants
- Ikeda (Osaka prefecture), an aa heidquarters
- Ryuo (Shiga Prefectur)
- Tada (Hyōgo Prefectur)
- Oyamazaki (KyotoPrefectur)
- Sunter II (Indonesie) - Astra Daihatsu
- Cumana, Estado Sucre (Venezuela) - Terios
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