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nalcombustionengines.<Photo 1 >●1939MAY• IkedaPlantbeginsoperation.(presentHead(Ikeda)1stdistrict)●1951DEC• ChangesthecompanynametoDaihatsuMotorCo.,Ltd.<Photo 2 >●1961JUN • Ikeda2ndPlantbeginsoperation.(presentHead(Ikeda)2nddistrict)●1963OCT• EducationCenterisestablished.(presentSalesTrainingCenter)●1964MAR• Medicalcenterisestablished.●1965MAR• HeadOfficebuildingiscompletedinIkedacity.(presentmainHeadOfficebuild-

ing) JUL • Beginsresearchanddevelopmentofelectricvehicles.●1966MAY• EstablishesDaihatsuDieselMfg.Co.,Ltd.byseparating theproductionand

salesfunctionsfordieselengines.●1967FEB • ShigaTestCourseiscompleted. NOV• FormsbusinessalliancewithToyotaMotorCo.,Ltd.andToyotaMotorSales

Co.,Ltd. NOV• Developsahigh-performanceEVpassengervehicle.(Maximumspeed:90km/h,

traveldistance:119km)●1968JUL • DaihatsuMotorSalesCo.,Ltd.beginsoperation.●1970MAR• Delivers275electricvehiclestotheEXPO. NOV• MergerwithAsahiIndustryCo.,Ltd.●1971APR• Participates in"LightVehicleEV,"a large-scaleEVresearchanddevelopment

projectinitiatedbytheMinistryofInternationalTradeandIndustry.●1972MAR• TadaPlantbeginsoperationasaplantdedicatedtoindustrialmachinery.●1973APR• KyotoPlantbeginsoperationasaplantspecializing intheproductionofmain-

streampassengervehicles. MAY• Receivesnewcar typeapproval forHijetVanEV(ES38V) fromtheTransport

Ministry.●1974FEB • DevelopsEVMicrobus(capacity:15persons)and

deliverstotheOsadanoIndustrialPark. APR• Shiga(Ryuo)PlantNo.1

(presentShiga(Ryuo)Plant1stDistrict)beginsoperation.

NOV• DevelopsHybridDriveSmallTruckEVanddeliverstoTheAsahiShimbunCompany.

From 1975 ~●1975APR• Delivers24ten-passengersightseeingcarstotheOkinawaInternationalMarine

EXPO.●1976DEC• Knockdownplantiscompleted.●1978JAN • Charadereceivesthe'77CaroftheYearAward.<Photo 6 > MAR• ServesasatechnicalconsultantonhybridtechnologytoGE(USA).●1979FEB • Startstrialoperationofthe"DaihatsuPleatSystem"automaticEVrental

operationmanagementsystem.<Photo 7 > JUNOpenstheRepresentativeOfficeinEurope(Brussels,Belgium). OCTOverseasmanufacturingplant(PT.DaihatsuIndonesia)beginsoperation. DEC• KobeCenterexportbasestartsoperation.●1980NOV• NishinomiyaPartsCenterbeginsoperation.●1981JUN • DaihatsuCreditCo.,Ltd.beginsoperation. JUL • MergerofDaihatsuMotorandDaihatsuMotorSales. JULSignsacontractwithInocentiinItalyforthesupplyof1000ccengines(CB)

amongotheritems.●1982APR• Charadewinsthetitleofclasschampioninthe30thSafariRally.<Photo 8 >●1983SEP • Head(Ikeda)PlantreceivesthePM(ProductMaintenance)ExcellentOperation

SiteAward.●1984MARSignsa licenseagreement forHijetwithTianjinAutomobile IndustryCorpora-

tion.

●1907DEC• Manufacturesthenation'sfirst6-horsepowersuctiongasengine.

●1930APR• Manufacturesgasolineengines(500cc). DEC• BeginsmarketingModelHAthree-wheelvehicle

(firstDaihatsucar).<Photo 3 >●1931MAY• BeginsmarketingModelHBTsubasathree-wheel

vehicle.●1937APR• BeginsmarketingModelFAsmallfour-wheelvehicle.●1951OCT• BeginsmarketingBeethree-wheelpassengervehicle.●1957AUG• BeginsmarketingMidgetsmallthree-wheelvehicle.<Photo 4 >●1958NOV• BeginsmarketingVestasmallcommercialvehicle.●1960NOV• BeginsmarketingHijetminicommercialvehicle.●1962AUG• BeginsmarketingHilinesmallcommercialvehicle.●1963MAY• BeginsmarketingCompagnoVansmallcommercial

vehicle.●1964FEB • BeginsmarketingBerlina800smallpassengervehicle.●1965APR• BeginsmarketingCompagnoSpidersmallsportscar.

<Photo 5 >●1966NOV• BeginsmarketingFellowminipassengervehicle.●1969APR• BeginsmarketingConsorteBerlinasmallpassengervehicle. SEP • BeginssellingFellowVanEV.●1970FEB • BeginssellingHijetVanEV(S37V)minicommercialvehicle. APR• BeginsmarketingFellowMaxminipassengervehicle. OCT• BeginsmarketingDelta1500/2000smallcommercialvehicle.●1971MAR• BeginsmarketingDelta750smallcommercialvehicle. MAR• BeginsmanufacturingandsellingDBC-1ultra-small three-wheelminidelivery

vehicle. APR• BeginsmanufacturingandsellingDaihatsuMasters

electricgolfcar.●1972NOV• BeginssellingHijetTruckEV(S38).●1974AUG• BeginsmarketingTaftsmallfour-wheel-drivevehicle. NOV• BeginsmarketingCharmantsmallpassengervehicle. DEC• BeginsmarketingCharmantVansmallcommercialvehicle.

●1975NOV• BeginsmanufacturingandsellingHelloBCelectricthree-wheelmotorbike.●1976MAY• BeginsmarketingFellowMax550minipassengervehicle. OCT• BeginsmarketingDeltaWidesmallpassengervehicle. DEC• Beginsmanufacturingandselling4-passengerand6-passengersightseeing

cars.●1977APR• BeginsmarketingHijet55Wideminicommercialvehicle. JUL • BeginsmarketingMaxCuoreminipassengervehicle. NOV• BeginsmarketingCharadesmallpassengervehicle.●1978SEP • BeginsmarketingTaftDieselsmallfour-wheel-drivevehicle.●1980JUN • BeginsmarketingMira·Cuoreminipassengervehicle.<Photo 9 >●1981MAR• Beginsmarketingvehicles(9types,21models)forthephysicallychallenged. APR• BeginsmarketingHijetAtraiminicommercialvehicle. JUL • Beginsmarketingpickupcarsforthephysicallychallenged. OCT• BeginsmarketingNewCharmant1300/1500smallpassengervehicle.●1982NOV• DeltaWidesmallpassengervehicleundergoesfullmodelchange.●1983JAN • Charadesmallpassengervehicleundergoesfullmodelchange. JUN • BeginsmarketingHijetJumbominicommercialvehicle. OCT• BeginsmarketingNewHijetandAtraiminicommercialvehicles.●1984JAN • BeginsmarketingCharadeDeTomasoTurbosmallpassengervehicle. MAY• BeginsmarketingRuggersmallfour-wheel-drivevehicle.<Photo 10 >

●1985DEC•Cumulativeproductionofautomobilesreaches10millionvehicles.●1987FEB•CumulativesalesofMirainJapanreachesonemillionvehicles.

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From 1985 ~●1985MAYEngineplantinIndonesiabeginsoperation.●1986MARSignsalicensecontractforCharadewithTianjinAutomobileIndustryCorpora-

tion. JULDaihatsuAmericaInc.(DAI)isestablished. OCT• NewShigaTestCourseiscompleted. OCT• Establishesa jointventurecompany,DBSCo.,Ltd.,withBrooks&Stratton in

theUnitedStates.●1988APR• DaihatsuAthleticClubisformed. DECDaihatsuDeutschlandGmbH(DDG)isestablished.●1989JAN • Shiga(Ryuo)Plant2(presentShiga(Ryuo)

Plant2ndDistrict)beginsoperation.<Photo 11 > OCTDaihatsu-PhranakornMotorCo.,Ltd.is

establishedinThailand. OCT• DevelopsBC-7minithree-wheelEV.●1990FEBSignsatechnicalcooperationagreement

withAsiaMotorsCo.,Ltd.inSouthKorea. APR• NewHeadOfficebuildingiscompleted.(presentHeadOffice,newannex) APR• Delivers "Tento-kun"and25othervehicles to the InternationalGardenand

GreeneryExposition. DECSignsajointventurecontractwithPiaggioinItaly.●1991JUN • ShigaTechnicalCenteriscompleted.●1992JANEstablishesanewjointventurecompanyinIndonesia. JAN • NishinomiyaPartsCenteriscompleted. MAR• EstablishesElectricCarEnterpriseDivision.JonanPlantspecializinginEVbe-

ginsoperation. DEC• PhaseIconstructionforHokkaidoCarTestingCenteriscompleted. DECP&DinItalybeginsproducingHijet.●1993FEBSignsajointventurecontractfortheMalaysiaSecondNationalCarProject. MAR• Announcesavoluntaryenvironmentalplan. APR• Charadecapturestheclasschampionshipand5th,6thand7thplacesinoverall

rankinginthe41stSafariRally. OCTOpensabranchofficeinTianjin,China.●1994MAR• DevelopsMiniFourWheelDriveEVjointlywithKansaiElectricPowerCo.,Inc.. APR• NewSalesTrainingCenteriscompleted. AUG• BeginsmanufacturingandsellingKancilminivehicleinMalaysia.

From 1995 ~●1995 APR AcquiresanautomobilemanufacturinglicenseinVietnam. APR Zebraone-boxvehicleinIndonesiaundergoesfullmodelchange. JUN • Receives theEnvironmentalProtectionMeritAward from theEnvironment

Agency.●1996MAR BeginssellingRusamulti-purposenationalcarinMalaysia. MAY BeginsmanufacturingHijetinVietnam.

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inLiuzhou,China. SEP • EstablishesDaihatsuTechnarCo.,Ltd.

forthedevelopmentoftechnologies.●1997MAY • DaihatsuWelfarePensionFundHalliscompleted. JUN • Receives theEnvironmentalProtectionMeritAward from theEnvironment

Agencyagain. OCT• DaihatsuTechnar'sHeadOfficebuildingiscompleted. DEC• EstablishesDaihatsuCarNetCo.,Ltd.forthedistributionofusedcars. DEC• EstablishesDaihatsuPDIServiceforPDIoperations.●1998FEBConcludesatechnicalassistancecontractwithNationalCarsinTaiwanforlocal

productionofautomobiles. FEB • Establishesavoluntaryactionplanforautomobilerecycling. AUGBeginssellingKembarafour-wheel-drive

nationalcarinMalaysia.<Photo 15 > SEP • Toyotabecomestheparentcompanyof

DaihatsubyacquiringmajorityofDaihatsu stockthroughtakeoverbid.

SEP • KyotoPlantobtainsISO14001certification. NOVSignssalesshopagreementandtechnical

assistancecontractwithIMCinPakistan.●1999JAN • TadaPlantobtainsISO9001certification. FEBDaihatsuBelgiumN.V./S.A.isestablished. JUN • AtraiandHijetEVareusedinjointtestsconductedinTama(Tokyo)andOsaka.

(consignedprojectfromNEDO) JULBeginssellinganewcar,Taruna,inIndonesia. DEC• BeginsinlineproductionofMoveSloperwelfarevehicle.

●1985AUG• Miraminipassengervehicleundergoesfullmodelchange.●1986MAY• Hijetminicommercialvehicleundergoesfullmodelchange. DEC• BeginsmarketingLeezaminipassengervehicle.●1987JAN • Charadesmallpassengervehicleundergoesfullmodelchange.●1988FEB • BeginsmarketingCharade1300EFIsmallpassengervehicle. FEB • BeginsmarketingMiraWalk-throughVanminicommercialvehicle.●1989APR• BeginsmarketingCharadeSocialsmallpassengervehicle. JUL • BeginsmarketingApplausesmallpassengervehicle. AUG• BeginsmarketingHijetLiftVanminicommercialvehicle.●1990MAR• BeginsmarketingMira(660cc)minipassengervehicle. MAR• BeginsmarketingHijet(660cc)minicommercialvehicle. JUN • BeginsmarketingRockysmallfour-wheel-drivevehicle.<Photo 12 > AUG• BeginsmarketingLeeza(660cc)minipassengervehicle.●1991NOV• BeginsmarketingLeezaSpiderminipassengervehicle.<Photo 13 >●1992JAN • BeginsmarketingOptiminipassengervehicle.●1993JAN • BeginsmarketingMiraModernominipassengervehicle. JAN • Charadesmallpassengervehicleundergoesfullmodelchange.●1994JAN • Hijetminicommercialvehicleseriesundergoesfullmodelchange. MAY• HijetVanEVminicommercialvehicleundergoesfullmodelchange. SEP • Miraminipassengervehicleundergoesfullmodelchange.

●1995MAR• BeginsmarketingHijetRearSeatLiftwelfarevehicle. MAY• IntroducesHijetPickEV. MAY• Deltasmalltruckundergoesfullmodelchange. MAY• BeginsmarketingMiniSwayelectricvehicle.<Photo 16 > AUG• IntroducesMoveminipassengervehicle.<Photo 17 > OCT• IntroducesMiraModernominipassengervehicle.●1996MAR• BeginsmarketingMoveRearSeatLiftwelfarevehicle. APR• IntroducesMidgetIIminicommercialvehicle. MAY• IntroducesOptiClassicminipassengervehicle. AUG• BeginsmarketingPyzarcompactwagon. NOV• IntroducesDeltaWagon/Vansmallpassengervehicle.●1997APR• IntroducesTerioscompact4WDvehicle. MAY• AddsMoveCustomtotheseries. JUL • BeginsmarketingMoveSloperwelfarevehicle. SEP • BeginsmarketingMoveFrontSeatLiftwelfarevehicle.●1998FEB • IntroducesStoriasmallpassengervehicle. OCT• BeginsmarketingMira,MoveandTeriosKidbasedonnewminivehiclespecifi-

cations. NOV• BeginsmarketingOptibasedonnewminivehiclespecifications.●1999JAN • BeginsmarketingAtrai,HijetCargoandHijetTruckbasedonnewminivehicle

specifications. MAR• IntroducesMiraGinominipassengervehicle. APR• IntroducesHijetEVbasedonnewminivehicle

specifications. MAY• Introduceswelfarevehiclesbasedonnewminivehicle

specifications. MAY• Deltaseriesundergoesfullmodelchange. JUN • IntroducesAtraiWagonminipassengervehicle. SEP • AnnouncesMidgetIIminicommercialvehicleonnewminivehiclespecifications. SEP • IntroducesHijetTruckLPGbasedonnewminivehiclespecifications. NOV• IntroducesNakedminipassengervehicle. DEC• BeginsmarketingMiraVanCNGandHijetCargoCNGminicommercialvehicle.

●1990SEP•CumulativedomesticsalesofMirareachestwomillionvehicles.●1993SEP•CumulativedomesticsalesofMiraseriesreachesthreemillionvehicles.●1993NOV•Cumulativesalesofelectricvehiclesreaches7,000vehicles.●1993DEC•CumulativesalesofHijetVanEVreaches1,000vehicles.●1994MAY•Cumulativeproductionofenginesreachestenmillionunits.●1994DEC•CumulativedomesticsalesofMirareachesthreemillionvehicles.

●1996SEP•Cumulativeproductionofgeneral-purposeenginesreachesonemillionunits.●1997APR•Cumulativeproductionofminivehicles(excludingmini three-wheelvehicles)reachesten

millionvehicles.●1998NOV•Cumulativeproductionofautomobilesreaches20millionvehicles.●1999JUL •Cumulativeproductionofautomatictransmissionsreachestwomillionunits.●1999AUG•CumulativeproductionofEFE/Greachessixmillionunits.

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From 2000 ~●2000FEB • Head(Ikeda)PlantobtainsISO14001certification. MAR• Shiga(Ryuo)PlantobtainsISO14001certification. MAR• Establishesanenvironmentalactionplan. MARBeginsmanufacturingandsellingCuoreinPakistan. APR• Publishesanenvironmentalreportforthefirsttime. JUNBeginsmanufacturingandsellingKenariinMalaysia. SEP • DesignCenterisestablished. NOV• TadaPlantobtainsISO14001certification.●2001MAR• Opensthe"IkedaDaihatsuHeadOfficeEcoStation"CNGstand. AUGBeginssellingKelisa1000ccnationalcarinMalaysia. SEP • Alldomesticproductionplantsachievezeroleveldirectlandfillwaste. SEP • DevelopsTOPAZhigh-performancecatalyst. NOVDaihatsu-ToyotabeginsproductionofTeriosnationalcarinVenezuela. DECConcludesajointventurecontractwithPeroduaAutoCorporationfortheestab-

lishmentofanewholdingcompanyinMalaysia.●2002JUL • Developstheworld'sfirst"IntelligentCatalyst." AUGIncreasestheinvestmentinthejointventurecompany(PT.AstraDaihatsuMo-

tor)inIndonesia,makingitDaihatsu'ssubsidiary. SEP • Commercializesthe"IntelligentCatalyst." OCT• Developstheworld'sfirsthybridminivehicle.●2003JAN • Thefirsthybridfuel-cellminivehicle,MoveFCV-K-2,receivesapprovalfromthe

MinisterofLand,Infrastructure,TransportandTourism. JANConcludesatechnical licensecontractwithHuali (China)for theproductionof

Terios. MAY• KagamiPlantspecializingingeneral-purposeenginesbeginsoperation. DECDaihatsu-ToyotabeginmarketingjointlydevelopedvehicleinIndonesia.●2004JUL • Commercializestheworld'sfirst"CatalystEarlyActivationSystem." SEPBeginsmanufacturingToyotaAvanzainMalaysia. NOV• Daihatsu-Toyotadevelopsnewwater-basedpainttechnologythatreducesenvi-

ronmentalimpactsubstancesjointlywithKansaiPaintCo.,Ltd. NOV• Obtainsapprovalfor"PedestrianHeadProtectionStandard"forthefirsttimefor

minivehicles. NOV• Oita(Nakatsu)PlantofDaihatsuShataiCo.,Ltd.iscompletedandbeginsopera-

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From 2005 ~●2005FEBBeginsmanufacturingDeltainColombia. MAYPeroduabeginssellingMyvinationalcar. SEP • BeginsimplementingtheDaihatsuCafeProjectnationwide. OCT• Develops"SuperIntelligentCatalyst." OCTConcludesatechnicallicensecontractwithChinaforsmallmulti-purposevehi-

cletechnology. NOVIncreasestheproductioncapacityinIndonesiato150,000vehicles. NOV• Developsanewengineforminivehicles. DEC• Expandstheapplicationof"IntelligentCatalyst" to thepharmaceuticalproduct

manufacturingfield.●2006FEB • ObtainstypeapprovalforHijetCargoHybridminihybridcommercialvehicle. APR• TeriosreceivestheRedDotDesignAward. MAYOpeningceremonyofbodycomponentmanufacturingcompanyinChinaisheld. JUN • DevelopsanewCVTforminivehicles. DECAnnouncesnewTeriosSUVinIndonesia.●2007JAN • SonicareceivestheDirectorGeneralPrizeofAgencyforNaturalResourcesand

Energyinthe2006EnergyConservationGrandPrize. MAR• EstablishesnewDaihatsuGroupphilosophyontheoccasionofthe100thanni-

versary. MAY• Opensthe"HumobilityWorld"historymuseum. MAYBeginssellingnewVivanationalcarinMalaysia. JUNBeginssellingnewXeniamulti-purposepassengercarinChina. SEP • Develops fundamental technologies forPrecious-Metal-freeLiquid-feedFuel

Cells. NOVBeginsmarketingGranMaxsmallcommercialvehicleinIndonesia. DEC• DaihatsuMotorKyushuOita(Nakatsu)PlantNo.2iscompleted.●2008FEBBeginsexportingcompletedvehiclesfromIndonesiatoJapan. MAYBeginsmarketingnewNautica4WDnationalSUVinMalaysia. AUG• DaihatsuMotorKyushuKurumePlantiscompleted. SEP • WindtunneltestfacilityiscompletedattheShigaTechnicalCenter.●2009FEBAnnouncesLuxiosmallstationwagoninIndonesia. NOVBeginssellingnewAlzanationalcarinMalaysia.

●2000MAR• IntroducesOptiClassicminipassengervehicle. MAR• IntroducesAltisLuxurySedanvehicle. JUL • IntroducesAtrai7smallpassengervehicle. AUG• IntroducesYRVsmallpassengervehicle.●2001JUL • IntroducesHijetGranCargosmallcommercialvehicle. AUG• BeginsmarketingMiraVanRotatingSeatwelfarevehicle. SEP • BeginsmarketingAtraiSloperandMiraVanRotatingPassengerSeatwelfare

vehicles. SEP • Vehiclecertifiedforultra-lowemissionsismadeavailableforthefirsttimeinthe

HijetCargoCNGminivehiclelineup. SEP • Altisluxurysedanundergoesfullmodelchange. SEP • BeginsmarketingAtraiSloperwelfarevehicle. OCT• IntroducesMaxminipassengervehicle.●2002JAN • IntroducesTeriosLukiaminipassengervehicle. JUN • IntroducesCopenminipassengervehicle.<Photo 19 > AUG• IntroducesMiraGino1000smallpassengervehicle. OCT• Moveminipassengervehicleundergoesfullmodelchange. DEC• Miraminipassengervehicleundergoesfullmodelchange.●2003NOV• IntroducesTantominipassengervehicle.<Photo 20 >●2004JUN • Daihatsu-Toyota introduces jointlydevelopedBoon(ToyotaPasso)smallpas-

sengervehicle. AUG• IntroducesMoveLatteminipassengervehicle. NOV• MiraGinominipassengervehicleundergoesfullmodelchange. DEC• Hijetminicommercialvehicleundergoesfullmodelchange.

●2005MAY• AtraiWagonminipassengervehicleundergoesfullmodelchange. AUG• IntroducesHijetCargoHybridminicommercialvehicle. AUG• IntroducesAtraiRearSeatLiftwelfarevehicle. NOV• IntroducesMiraSelfMatic,AtraiSloperandTantoFrontSeatLiftwelfarevehicles. DEC • IntroducesEsseminipassengervehicle.●2006JAN • IntroducesDaihatsuBe-go(ToyotaRush)compactSUV. JAN • Altisluxurysedanundergoesfullmodelchange. MAY• IntroducesCoosmallpassengervehicle. JUN • IntroducesSonicaminipassengervehicle. AUG• IntroducesTantoSloperwelfarevehicle. OCT• Moveminipassengervehicleundergoesfullmodelchange. DEC • Miraminipassengervehicleundergoesfullmodelchange.●2007DEC • TantoandTantoCustomminipassengervehiclesundergofullmodelchange.●2008MAY• TantoSloperwelfarevehicleundergoesfullmodelchange. AUG• IntroducesMoveConteminipassengervehicle. SEP • IntroducesTantoWelcomeSeatwelfarevehicle. DEC • IntroducesBoonLuminas(ToyotaPassoSette)smallpassengervehicle.●2009AUG• IntroducesMiraCocoaminipassengervehicle. DEC • IntroducesTantoExeminipassengervehicle.

●2000MAY•CumulativedomesticsalesofMiraseriesreachesfourmillionvehicles.●2000OCT•Cumulativesalesofelectricvehiclesreaches8,000vehicles.●2001MAY•CumulativeproductionofMovereachesonemillionvehicles.●2001JUL •CumulativedomesticsalesofMovereachesonemillionvehicles.●2002JUN•CumulativedomesticsalesofMirareachesfourmillionvehicles.

●2005SEP•CumulativeproductionofMiraseriesreachesfivemillionvehicles.●2006DEC•CumulativeproductionofMovereachestwomillionvehicles.●2007FEB•CumulativesalesofMovereachestwomillionvehicles.●2009JAN•CumulativedomesticsalesofMiraseriesreachesfivemillionvehicles.

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From 2010 ~●2011JUNMyviundergoesfullmodelchangeinMalaysia. NOVXeniaundergoesfullmodelchangeinIndonesia.●2012FEB • Beginsimplementingproofdrivingtestofcommercialelectriccars. FEBEstablishesproductioncompanyforautomatictransmissioncarsinMalaysia. MAY• AFT,Daihatsu'sjointventureforresinpartsproduction,establishesafactory. SEP • DaihatsuKyushuexpandstheproductioncapacityofKurumefactories. SEPAnnouncesOEMtoToyota,andnewco-operationsinIndonesia. DECExpandstheproductionsysteminMalaysia. DEC• EstablishesthebaseofR&DinKyushu.●2013APROpeningCeremonyofnewIndonesiafactoryformanufacturingAylaisheld. AUGExpandsengineproductioninIndonesia. SEPIntroducesAylainIndonesia. OCT• NewMove introductioncampaignwinsMinisterofPublicManagementGrand-

prixinACCCMFestival. NOV• HoldsgroundbreakingceremonyforKurumeR&DCenter. NOV• Tanto/TantoCustomwins2013GoodDesignGoldAward. DEC• Introducescertificationsystemofwelfarevehicleshop,andimprovesthesales

system.●2014FEBStartsexportingToyotaAgyatoPhilippines. APRDaihatsutostrengthenEngineManufacturingCapabilityinMalaysia. SEPBeginsSalesofNewNationalCarAxiainMalaysia.●2015JAN • DaihatsuAnnourcesRenewedOpeningofMuseumExhibitingHistorical. JUNHeldashipmentceremonyofATforChinaTianjinFAWXiali. AUG• OpeningCeremonyHeldforDaihatsuGroupKyushuDevelopmentCenter. Daihatsuintroducesnext-generationenginesforASEAN.

From 2016 ~●2016JAN • ToyotaandDaihatsutoStrengthenSmallCarOperationsthroughUnifiedGlobal

Strategy. • NoticeRegardingMakingDaihatsuMotorCo.,Ltd.aWholly-OwnedSubsidiary

ofToyotaMotorCorporationthroughaShareExchange. JUL • DaihatsuMotorCo.,Ltd.Delisting. DaihatsuBeginsSalesofNewA-SegmentSedanBEZZAinMalaysia. AUG• DaihatsuMotorCo.,Ltd.aWholly-OwnedSubsidiaryofToyotaMotor. DaihatsutoLaunchNewSIGRAMulti-PurposePassengerVehicleinIndonesia. NOVDaihatsuMotorCo.,Ltd.toLaunchaNewVersionofCommercialTruckHi-Max

inIndonesia.●2017JAN • ToyotaandDaihatsutoEstablish'Emerging-marketCompactCarCompany'on

January1. MAR• DaihatsuAdoptsNewGroupSlogan"Lightyouup"toMarkthe110thAnniversa-

ryofitsFounding. • DaihatsuDevelopsMedium-andLong-TermManagementScenarioD-Chal-

lenge2025. APRAstraDaihatsuMotorHoldsGrandOpeningResearch&DevelopmentCenter

and5MillionUnitsProductionAchievementCeremony. • DaihatsuMotorCo.,Ltd.BeginsSponsorshipatTokyoDisneylandandTokyo

DisneySea. MAY• SelectedtoSponsortheJapanNationalBadmintonandPara-BadmintonTeams-. • Daihatsuteamsupwithindustry,government,academiaandcitizenstoreduce

accidentsinvolvingtheelderly. NOV• DevelopedTransportationsupportsystemfornursinghomecarefacilities"Raku

Pitapickup". MyviundergoesfullmodelchangeinMalaysia. TeriosundergoesfullmodelchangeinIndonesia.●2018FEB • Developsanewvoicerecognitionsystemforenteringinspectionresultstoopti-

mizeinspectionsandmaintenanceatitsdealers. DaihatsufullyredesignsitsSirioncompactpassengercarinIndonesia. MAR• UndertakeNationwideExpansionof itsCommunity-BasedProjects,Aimedat

ReducingtheNumberofAccidentsInvolvingtheElderly. SEP • THEDaihatsuGroupEnvironmentalActionPlan2030. OCT• DaihatsuStartsSalesof "RAKUPITASOUGEI," itsDayCareFacilityPick-up

andDeliverySupportSystem. DEC• LaunchesRetrofitSafetyDevice thatPreventsSuddenUnintendedAccelera-

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●2010FEB • Boonsmallpassengervehicleundergoesfullmodelchange.<Photo 21 > DEC• Moveminipassengervehicleundergoesfullmodelchange.●2011SEP • IntroducesMirae:Sminipassengervehicle.●2013APR• IntroducesMebiushybridpassengervehicle.<Photo 22 > OCT• Tantominipassengervehicleundergoesfullmodelchange.<Photo 23 > DEC• WelfarevehicleTantoSloper,TantoWelcomeSeatandtheFriendshipseriesof

undergofullmodelchange.●2014JUN • Copenminipassengervehicleundergoesfullmodelchange. SEP • Hijettruckminicommercialvehicleundergoesfulllmodelchange.<Photo 24 > NOV• LaunchofWake,anewminipassengervehicle.<Photo 25 > • MiniconvertiblesportsvehicleReleaseoftheCOPENXPLAY,thesecondofthe

twodesignmodels.<Photo 26 > DEC• Moveminipassengervehicleundergoesfullmadelchange.<Photo 27 > • MoveFrontSeatLiftWelfarevehicleundergofullmodelchange.

●2015JUN • LaunchestheCOPENCerominipassengervehicle,the3rdCOPENDesign. <Photo 28 >

SEP • LaunchofNewminipassengervehicleCAST.<Photo 29 >●2016APR• BoonsmallpassengervehicleFullModelchange.<Photo 30 > JUN • ReleasesHIJETCaddie,aNewminicommercialvehicle.<Photo 31 > SEP • ReleasesNewMOVECanbusminipassengervehicle.<Photo 32 > NOV• ReleasesNewThorandThorCustom,compactpassengervehicle.<Photo 33 >●2017MAR• EarnsAdvancedSafetyVehiclePlus-Plus (ASV++) rating,JNCAP'shighest

gradeinthePreventativeSafetyPerformanceAssessment. MAY• Mirae:SminipassengervehicleFullModelchange.<Photo 34 > JUL • Altisluxuryhybridsedanundergoesfullmodelchange.<Photo 35 >●2018JUN • LaunchofNewminipassengervehicleMiraTocot.<Photo 36 >

●2010JUN•Cumulativeproductionofautomobilesreaches30millionvehicles.●2011SEP•CumulativeproductionofTantoreachesonemillionvehicles.●2011SEP•CumulativedomesticsalesofTantoreachesonemillionvehicles.●2012NOV•CumulativeproductionofMoveseriesreachesthreemillionvehicles.●2012DEC•CumulativeproductionofMiraseriesreachessixmillionvehicles.●2013FEB•CumulativedomesticsalesofMoveseriesreachesthreemillionvehicles.●2013MAR•CumulativeproductioninIndonesiareachingthreemillionvehicles.

●2015FEB•CumulativeproductioninIndonesiareachingfourmillionvehicles.●2016FEB•CumulativedomesticsalesofMiraseriesreachessixmillionvehicles.●2017APR•CumulativeproductioninIndonesiareachingfivemillionvehicles.●2017OCT•CumulativesalesfortheTantoreachtwomillionunits.

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connectedpeaceofmind.●2020MAR• Introductionof“AreaStaff”systemforworklimitedtocommunities,withtheaim

ofachievingdiverseworkstyles.

●2019JUL • Tantominipassengervehicleundergoesfullmodelchange.<Photo 37 > SEP • ReleasesCopenminipassengervehicle,the4thmodel"GRSPORT".

<Photo 38 > NOV• ReleasesRocky,smallpassengervehicle.<Photo 39 >

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History

Origins of vehicle names

Vehicle name Release date of 1st-generation model Meaning/origin

MiraMirae:S 2011.9 "e:S"isacombinationoftheEnglishwords,"eco(ecology,economy)"and"smart."

MiraTOCOT 2018.6 Thename″TOCOT″stemsfromthedistinctivecharacteristicsofthenewmodel:"TOCharacter(expressingone'suniquecharacter),″TOComfortableness(easeofdriving,andsafetyandpeaceofmind),″andTOConvenience(easyofuse)"

MOVE MOVE 1995.8 ThenamederivedfromtheEnglishword.ItreflectsDaihatsu'sdesirethatthecarwillgivenewemotionalexcitementtothedriversand"move"upthevalueofthecar.

MoveCanbus 2016.9 Canvas.Expressanything+Dependingonthedesignlikeaminibus,expressionofacarthatcanexpandthepossibilitiesofliving.Tanto Tanto 2003.11 "Tanto"means"somuch"and"alotof"inItalian.ThenameisimbuedwithDaihatsu'sdesirethatthecarwillbringalotofhappiness.HIJET 1960.11 "Hijet"isanamecreatedbyDaihatsu.ThecaroffershigherperformancethantheMidget.

HIJETCaddie 2016.6 Caddiemeans"personwhotakescareofandhelpspeople"and"personwhoworksindeliverybusiness".ItreflectsDaihatsu'sdesirethatthecarwillbeagoodassistantandareliablepartner.

ATRAIWagon 1999.6 "Atrai"isacoinedwordderivingfromtheFrenchword"attrait"(meaningappeal,attraction,etc.).

Altis 2000.3 Coinedwordderiving fromtheEnglishword"altitude"meaning"high levelor rank," indicating that thecar isDaihatsu'shigh-endmodel.

Boon 2004.6 ThenamederivedfromtheEnglishword"boon"meaning"merry."Thenamewasinspiredbythesoundthatsmallchildrenmakewhenimitatingthesoundproducedbyanautomobile.

MEBIUS 2013.4 Möbiusmeans"Möbiusstrip"inGermanandsymbolizeseternity.Thenamerepresentssustainability,highmileageandroomyinte-rior.Thename,Mebius,meansthecarthatcanrunasfarasyouwant.

COPEN 2002.6 (1st-generationmodel)COPENisacombinationoftheEnglishwords,"CompactOpenCar."(2nd-generationmodel)COPENisacombinationoftheEnglishwords,"CommunityofOPENcarlife."

Wake 2014.11 DerivingfromEnglishverbwake,thisnameexpresses"acarthatprovokesafeelingofexcitement"CAST 2015.9 Thenamederivedfrom"cast"ofdrama.ItreflectsDaihatsu'sdesirethatthecarwillworkasacasttoenrichthelifestylesofdrivers.

Thor 2016.11 Inadditiontothemeaning"buddiesthatarepowerfullydependable"fromthethundergodThoroftheNordicmythology,expressingthatTALL="taller"isatonewagonofthenewgenrewiththesamesound.

Rocky 2019.11 Justasrocksarepolishedbyflowingrivers,thisnamewaschosentoexpressanimageofbeingrefinedevenwhilepossessinggreatpower.

Other vehicle namesVehicle name Release date of

1st-generation model Meaning/originBee 1951.10 ThenamederivedfromtheEnglishword"bee."Midget 1957.8 ThenamederivedfromtheEnglishword"midget"meaning"verysmall."Compagno 1963.5 ThenamederivedfromtheItalianwordmeaning"companion,""partner,"etc.Fellow 1966.11 ThenamederivedfromtheEnglishwordmeaning"acompanion,associate,etc."Consorte 1969.4 ThenamederivedfromtheItalianwordmeaning"consort."Delta 1970.10 Greekpronunciationof"D"in"Daihatsu."Taft 1974.8 CoinedwordthatstandsforToughAlmightyFour-wheelTouringvehicle.Charmant 1974.11 ThenamederivedfromtheFrenchwordmeaning"charming."Charade 1977.11 ThenamederivedfromtheEnglishword"charade."Mira 1980.6 "Mira"means"envy"inItalian.Cuore 1980.7 ThenamederivedfromtheItalianwordmeaning"heart."Rugger 1984.5 ThenamederivedfromtheEnglishword"rugger."Itwasinspiredbypowerful,quickandagilemovementofarugbyplayer.

Leeza 1986.12 Coinedword.ItsuggestsDaihatsu'sdesirethatthecarwillbeanattractivevehiclelovedbymanypeople,justlikethepaintingofMonaLisa.

Applause 1989.7 ThenamederivedfromtheEnglishword"applause"meaning"markedcommendation"and"acclaim."Rocky(Old) 1990.6 ThenamewasinspiredfromtheareafromRockyMountainstothewestcoastoftheUnitedStates.Opti 1992.1 CoinedwordcombiningtheEnglishwords"optimum"and"optimistic."Itmeansthatthecarhasaninsightforthebrightandpromisingfuture.Minisway 1995.5 Thenamemeansthatthecarwillswaythetrendofelectricvehiclestoward"minivehicles."Pyzar 1996.8 Coinedwordderivingfromtheword"Paizah,"agatepasstotheSilkRoadduringtheMongolEmpirePeriod.Terios 1997.4 CoinedwordderivingfromanancientGreekwordmeaning"makingwishescometrue"

Storia 1998.2 ThenamederivedfromtheItalianwordmeaning"story."Thenameisinstilledwiththeexpectationthatanewstoryofsmallcarsstartswiththiscar.

TeriosKid 1998.10 ThenameisacombinationofacoinedwordderivingfromanancientGreekword"Terios"meaning"makingwishescometrue"andtheEnglishword"kid"suggesting"youthfulness."

Naked 1999.11 ThenamederivedfromtheEnglishwordmeaning"plain"and"withoutdisguises."Itimpliesthatthecarisanunadulteratedbasevehiclewaitingtobeembellished.

Atrai7 2000.7 ThenameindicatesthatitisanAtraimodelwithseatsforsevenpersons.YRV 2000.8 ThenameismadeupofthefirstlettersoftheEnglishwords,"Youthfulstyle,""Robustbody"and"Vividperformance."HijetGranCargo 2001.7 Thenameindicatesthatthevehicleisalarger(=Grand)HijetCargomodel.Max 2001.11 ThenamederivedfromtheEnglishword"maximum."Itexpressesthatthevehicleispackedwithmaximumfunandpleasure.Esse 2005.12 ThenamederivedfromtheEnglishword"essence."Itimpliesthatthecarpursuesthe"essence"ofminivehicles.

Be-go 2006.1 "Be-go"expressesatransitionfrom"Be"to"Go."Thenamesuggeststhecar'sactiveimagethatmaybringachangetothedriver'slife-styleorattitude.

Coo 2006.5 ThenamederivedfromtheEnglishword"cool"meaning"stylish"and"pleasing."ItalsosuggeststhesoundoftheJapanesecharactermeaning"sky,""spaciousness,"etc.

Sonica 2006.6 Coinedwordderivingfromandinspiredby"sonicspeed"and"soaringandnimblecar."

MoveConte 2008.8 "Conte"isaJapanese-styleabbreviationfortheEnglishword"continuity."Itexpressesthepotentialofthecartoletitsownerenjoyhis/heruniquelifestyle.Italsomeans"comfortableinterior"asthecaraimstoprovidethehighestcomforttothepeopleridinginthecar.

BoonLuminas 2008.12 CoinedwordderivingfromthecombinationoftheEnglishwords"luminous"and"roomy."Itsuggeststhatthecarwillbringanew,brightfuturetothepeoplewhorideinit.

MiraCocoa 2009.8 Thenameexpressestherelaxingfeelingwhiledrinkingcocoa.

TantoExe 2009.12 "Exe"means"exceedxexcellentecology,""emotionalxelegantdesign"and"executivespace."Thenameexpressesthevehicle'sexcel-lentenvironmentalperformance,superbstylethatappealstomatureadults,highqualityandcomfort.

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ATRAI Wagon HIJET Caddie

MEBIUSBoon

HIJET Truck

Thor Rocky Altis

CAST

Wake

COPEN

MOVE

Mira e:S

Move Canbus Tanto

Mira TOCOT

HIJET Cargo

Sirion Gran Max Van

SIGRA

Gran Max Pickup

TeriosXENIAAyla

BEZZA ARUZMyvi AxiaAlza

Product line-up■ Main domestic production models

Atrai Wagon Sloper Tanto Sloper Tanto Welcome Turn Seat Move Front Seat Lift

Since early years, Daihatsu has been developing vehicles for the physically challenged and the aged.

Daihatsu provides safe and easy-to-operate vehicles to enable as many people as possible to enjoy the freedom of moving from place to place, convenience, fun and pleasure that automobiles can deliver.

■ Main overseas production models● Indonesia

● Malaysia

History

Development of welfare vehicles