Daihatsu Motor Co., Ltd. (ダイハツ工業株式会社 Daihatsu Kōgyō Kabushiki-gaisha ?) is a Japanese manufacturer of cars, well known for its smaller models. Many of its models are also known as kei jidosha (or kei cars) in Japan.
The name “Daihatsu” is a combination of the first kanji (Japanese character) for Osaka (大) and the first of the word “engine manufacture” (発); when put together they are pronounced “dai hatsu”.
1907 – Hatsudoki Seizo Co., Ltd. founded
1951 – Company renamed: Daihatsu Motor Co., Ltd.
1967 – Started cooperation with Toyota Motor Corporation
1988 – Daihatsu USA launched with the Charade and Rocky
1992 – Daihatsu USA shuts down in February
1999 – Daihatsu is taken over by Toyota.
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