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15 From 1907 ~ ●1907 MAR • Hatsudoki Seizo Co., Ltd. is established for the manufacture and sales of inter- nal combustion engines. < Photo 1 > ●1939 MAY • Ikeda Plant begins operation. (present Head (Ikeda) 1st district) ●1951 DEC • Changes the company name to Daihatsu Motor Co., Ltd. < Photo 2 > ●1961 JUN • Ikeda 2nd Plant begins operation. (present Head (Ikeda) 2nd district) ●1963 OCT • Education Center is established. (present Sales Training Center) ●1964 MAR • Medical center is established. ●1965 MAR • Head Office building is completed in Ikeda city. (present main Head Office build- ing) JUL • Begins research and development of electric vehicles. ●1966MAY • Establishes Daihatsu Diesel Mfg. Co., Ltd. by separating the production and sales functions for diesel engines. ●1967 FEB • Shiga Test Course is completed. NOV • Forms business alliance with Toyota Motor Co., Ltd. and Toyota Motor Sales Co., Ltd. NOV • Develops a high-performance EV passenger vehicle. (Maximum speed: 90 km/h, travel distance: 119 km) ●1968 JUL • Daihatsu Motor Sales Co., Ltd. begins operation. ●1970 MAR • Delivers 275 electric vehicles to the EXPO. NOV • Merger with Asahi Industry Co., Ltd. ●1971 APR • Participates in "Light Vehicle EV," a large-scale EV research and development project initiated by the Ministry of International Trade and Industry. ●1972 MAR • Tada Plant begins operation as a plant dedicated to industrial machinery. ●1973 APR • Kyoto Plant begins operation as a plant specializing in the production of main- stream passenger vehicles. MAY • Receives new car type approval for Hijet Van EV (ES38V) from the Transport Ministry. ●1974 FEB • Develops EV Microbus (capacity: 15 persons) and delivers to the Osadano Industrial Park. APR • Shiga (Ryuo) Plant No. 1 (present Shiga (Ryuo) Plant 1st District) begins operation. NOV • Develops Hybrid Drive Small Truck EV and delivers to The Asahi Shimbun Company. From 1975 ~ ●1975 APR • Delivers 24 ten-passenger sightseeing cars to the Okinawa International Marine EXPO. ●1976 DEC • Knockdown plant is completed. ●1978 JAN • Charade receives the '77 Car of the Year Award. < Photo 6 > MAR • Serves as a technical consultant on hybrid technology to GE (USA). ●1979 FEB • Starts trial operation of the "Daihatsu Pleat System" automatic EV rental operation management system. < Photo 7 > JUN Opens the Representative Office in Europe (Brussels, Belgium). OCT Overseas manufacturing plant (PT. Daihatsu Indonesia) begins operation. DEC • Kobe Center export base starts operation. ●1980 NOV • Nishinomiya Parts Center begins operation. ●1981 JUN • Daihatsu Credit Co., Ltd. begins operation. JUL • Merger of Daihatsu Motor and Daihatsu Motor Sales. JUL Signs a contract with Inocenti in Italy for the supply of 1000cc engines (CB) among other items. ●1982 APR • Charade wins the title of class champion in the 30th Safari Rally. < Photo 8 > ●1983 SEP • Head (Ikeda) Plant receives the PM (Product Maintenance) Excellent Operation Site Award. ●1984 MAR Signs a license agreement for Hijet with Tianjin Automobile Industry Corpora- tion. ●1907 DEC • Manufactures the nation's first 6-horsepower suction gas engine. ●1930 APR • Manufactures gasoline engines (500cc). DEC • Begins marketing Model HA three-wheel vehicle (first Daihatsu car). < Photo 3 > ●1931 MAY • Begins marketing Model HB Tsubasa three-wheel vehicle. ●1937 APR • Begins marketing Model FA small four-wheel vehicle. ●1951 OCT • Begins marketing Bee three-wheel passenger vehicle. ●1957 AUG • Begins marketing Midget small three-wheel vehicle. < Photo 4 > ●1958 NOV • Begins marketing Vesta small commercial vehicle. ●1960 NOV • Begins marketing Hijet mini commercial vehicle. ●1962 AUG • Begins marketing Hiline small commercial vehicle. ●1963 MAY • Begins marketing Compagno Van small commercial vehicle. ●1964 FEB • Begins marketing Berlina 800 small passenger vehicle. ●1965 APR • Begins marketing Compagno Spider small sports car. < Photo 5 > ●1966 NOV • Begins marketing Fellow mini passenger vehicle. ●1969 APR • Begins marketing Consorte Berlina small passenger vehicle. SEP • Begins selling Fellow Van EV. ●1970 FEB • Begins selling Hijet Van EV (S37V) mini commercial vehicle. APR • Begins marketing Fellow Max mini passenger vehicle. OCT • Begins marketing Delta 1500/2000 small commercial vehicle. ●1971 MAR • Begins marketing Delta 750 small commercial vehicle. MAR • Begins manufacturing and selling DBC-1 ultra-small three-wheel mini delivery vehicle. APR • Begins manufacturing and selling Daihatsu Masters electric golf car. ●1972 NOV • Begins selling Hijet Truck EV (S38). ●1974 AUG • Begins marketing Taft small four-wheel-drive vehicle. NOV • Begins marketing Charmant small passenger vehicle. DEC • Begins marketing Charmant Van small commercial vehicle. ●1975 NOV • Begins manufacturing and selling Hello BC electric three-wheel motorbike. ●1976 MAY • Begins marketing Fellow Max 550 mini passenger vehicle. OCT • Begins marketing Delta Wide small passenger vehicle. DEC • Begins manufacturing and selling 4-passenger and 6-passenger sightseeing cars. ●1977 APR • Begins marketing Hijet 55 Wide mini commercial vehicle. JUL • Begins marketing Max Cuore mini passenger vehicle. NOV • Begins marketing Charade small passenger vehicle. ●1978 SEP • Begins marketing Taft Diesel small four-wheel-drive vehicle. ●1980 JUN • Begins marketing Mira · Cuore mini passenger vehicle. < Photo 9 > ●1981 MAR • Begins marketing vehicles (9 types, 21 models) for the physically challenged. APR • Begins marketing Hijet Atrai mini commercial vehicle. JUL • Begins marketing pickup cars for the physically challenged. OCT • Begins marketing New Charmant 1300/1500 small passenger vehicle. ●1982 NOV • Delta Wide small passenger vehicle undergoes full model change. ●1983 JAN • Charade small passenger vehicle undergoes full model change. JUN • Begins marketing Hijet Jumbo mini commercial vehicle. OCT • Begins marketing New Hijet and Atrai mini commercial vehicles. ●1984 JAN • Begins marketing Charade De Tomaso Turbo small passenger vehicle. MAY • Begins marketing Rugger small four-wheel-drive vehicle. < Photo 10 > ●1985 DEC • Cumulative production of automobiles reaches 10 million vehicles. ●1987 FEB • Cumulative sales of Mira in Japan reaches one million vehicles. History Main events (Overseas events are marked with ) Main products IV. History 3 2 1 4 5 10 9 8 7 6
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From 1907 ~●1907MAR• HatsudokiSeizoCo.,Ltd.isestablishedforthemanufactureandsalesofinter-
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-
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●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-
tionsCausedbyPedalMisapplication.
●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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From 2019 ~●2019JANLaunchofnew-modelSUV“ARUZ”inMalaysia. FEB • Expansionofmodelsequippedwith“TsukutsukuBoshi”retrofitsafetydevice. JUN • AnnouncementofnewtechnologyDNGA. OCT• Launchof “DaihatsuConnect” insecondroundofDNGAproducts, toprovide
connectedpeaceofmind.●2020MAR• Introductionof“AreaStaff”systemforworklimitedtocommunities,withtheaim
ofachievingdiverseworkstyles.
●2019JUL • Tantominipassengervehicleundergoesfullmodelchange.<Photo 37 > SEP • ReleasesCopenminipassengervehicle,the4thmodel"GRSPORT".
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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
