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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,

travel distance: 119 km)●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

(present Shiga (Ryuo) Plant 1stDistrict)beginsoperation.

NOV• DevelopsHybridDriveSmall Truck EV and delivers to TheAsahiShimbunCompany.

From 1975 ~●1975APR• Delivers24ten-passengersightseeingcarstotheOkinawaInternationalMarine

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

operationmanagementsystem.<Photo 7 > JUN OpenstheRepresentativeOfficeinEurope(Brussels,Belgium). OCT Overseasmanufacturingplant(PT.DaihatsuIndonesia)beginsoperation. DEC• KobeCenterexportbasestartsoperation.●1980NOV• NishinomiyaPartsCenterbeginsoperation.●1981JUN • DaihatsuCreditCo.,Ltd.beginsoperation. JUL • MergerofDaihatsuMotorandDaihatsuMotorSales. JULSigns a contract with Inocenti in Italy for the supply of 1000cc engines (CB)

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

SiteAward.●1984MARSigns a license agreement for Hijet with Tianjin Automobile Industry Corpora-

tion.

●1907DEC• Manufacturesthenation'sfirst6-horsepower suctiongasengine.

●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.●1986MARSigns a license contract for Charade with Tianjin Automobile Industry Corpora-

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

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

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

establishedinThailand. OCT• DevelopsBC-7minithree-wheelEV.●1990FEBSigns a technical cooperation agreement

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

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

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

rankinginthe41stSafariRally. OCT OpensabranchofficeinTianjin,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.●1998FEBConcludes a technical assistance contract with National Cars in Taiwan for local

productionofautomobiles. FEB • Establishesavoluntaryactionplanforautomobilerecycling. AUG Begins selling Kembara four-wheel-drive

nationalcarinMalaysia.<Photo 15 > SEP • Toyotabecomestheparentcompanyof

Daihatsu by acquiring majority of Daihatsu stockthroughtakeoverbid.

SEP • KyotoPlantobtainsISO14001certification. NOV Signs sales shop agreement and technical

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

(consigned project from NEDO) 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. MAR BeginsmanufacturingandsellingCuoreinPakistan. APR• Publishesanenvironmentalreportforthefirsttime. JUN BeginsmanufacturingandsellingKenariinMalaysia. SEP • DesignCenterisestablished. NOV• TadaPlantobtainsISO14001certification.●2001MAR• Opensthe"IkedaDaihatsuHeadOfficeEcoStation"CNGstand. AUG BeginssellingKelisa1000ccnationalcarinMalaysia. SEP • Alldomesticproductionplantsachievezeroleveldirectlandfillwaste. SEP • DevelopsTOPAZhigh-performancecatalyst. NOV Daihatsu-ToyotabeginsproductionofTeriosnationalcarinVenezuela. DEC Concludes a joint venture contract with Perodua Auto Corporation for the estab-

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

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

MinisterofLand,Infrastructure,TransportandTourism. JAN Concludes a technical license contract with Huali (China) for the production of

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

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

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

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From 2005 ~●2005FEBBeginsmanufacturingDeltainColombia. MAY PeroduabeginssellingMyvinationalcar. SEP • BeginsimplementingtheDaihatsuCafeProjectnationwide. OCT• Develops"SuperIntelligentCatalyst." OCT Concludes a technical license contract with China for small multi-purpose vehi-

cletechnology. NOV IncreasestheproductioncapacityinIndonesiato150,000vehicles. NOV• Developsanewengineforminivehicles. DEC• Expandstheapplicationof"IntelligentCatalyst" to thepharmaceuticalproduct

manufacturingfield.●2006FEB • ObtainstypeapprovalforHijetCargoHybridminihybridcommercialvehicle. APR• TeriosreceivestheRedDotDesignAward. MAY OpeningceremonyofbodycomponentmanufacturingcompanyinChinaisheld. JUN • DevelopsanewCVTforminivehicles. DEC AnnouncesnewTeriosSUVinIndonesia.●2007JAN • SonicareceivestheDirectorGeneralPrizeofAgencyforNaturalResourcesand

Energyinthe2006EnergyConservationGrandPrize. MAR• EstablishesnewDaihatsuGroupphilosophyontheoccasionofthe100thanni-

versary. MAY• Opensthe"HumobilityWorld"historymuseum. MAY BeginssellingnewVivanationalcarinMalaysia. JUN BeginssellingnewXeniamulti-purposepassengercarinChina. SEP • Develops fundamental technologies forPrecious-Metal-freeLiquid-feedFuel

Cells. NOV BeginsmarketingGranMaxsmallcommercialvehicleinIndonesia. DEC• DaihatsuMotorKyushuOita(Nakatsu)PlantNo.2iscompleted.●2008FEBBeginsexportingcompletedvehiclesfromIndonesiatoJapan. MAY BeginsmarketingnewNautica4WDnationalSUVinMalaysia. AUG• DaihatsuMotorKyushuKurumePlantiscompleted. SEP • WindtunneltestfacilityiscompletedattheShigaTechnicalCenter.●2009FEBAnnouncesLuxiosmallstationwagoninIndonesia. NOV BeginssellingnewAlzanationalcarinMalaysia.

●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. NOV XeniaundergoesfullmodelchangeinIndonesia.●2012FEB • Beginsimplementingproofdrivingtestofcommercialelectriccars. FEB EstablishesproductioncompanyforautomatictransmissioncarsinMalaysia. MAY• AFT,Daihatsu'sjointventureforresinpartsproduction,establishesafactory. SEP • DaihatsuKyushuexpandstheproductioncapacityofKurumefactories. SEP AnnouncesOEMtoToyota,andnewco-operationsinIndonesia. DEC ExpandstheproductionsysteminMalaysia. DEC• EstablishesthebaseofR&DinKyushu.●2013APROpeningCeremonyofnewIndonesiafactoryformanufacturingAylaisheld. AUG ExpandsengineproductioninIndonesia. SEP IntroducesAylainIndonesia. OCT• NewMove introductioncampaignwinsMinisterofPublicManagementGrand-

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

system.●2014FEBStartsexportingToyotaAgyatoPhilippines. APR DaihatsutostrengthenEngineManufacturingCapabilityinMalaysia. SEP BeginsSalesofNewNationalCarAxiainMalaysia.●2015JAN • DaihatsuAnnourcesRenewedOpeningofMuseumExhibitingHistorical. JUN HeldashipmentceremonyofATforChinaTianjinFAWXiali. 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. NOV DaihatsuMotorCo.,Ltd.toLaunchaNewVersionofCommercialTruckHi-Max

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

January1. MAR• DaihatsuAdoptsNewGroupSlogan"Lightyouup"toMarkthe110thAnniversa-

ryofitsFounding. • DaihatsuDevelopsMedium-andLong-TermManagementScenarioD-Chal-

lenge2025. APR AstraDaihatsuMotorHoldsGrandOpeningResearch&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. MAY• RockyCompactSUVReceivestheHighestFive-StarRatingontheJNCAPCol-

lisionSafetyPerformanceEvaluation. SEP • AcceleratesInitiativesforBecomingaCompanyThatEncouragestheParticipa-

tion of a Diverse Workforce - Open recruitment of people for side jobs in new businessfieldscenteredonMaaS-

DEC• Commencementofverificationexperimentonaworkcationoffice thatcanbemounted on a new workcation-style mini-truck for combating the COVID-19 cri-sis-WorkcationamidthegreatnatureofMyokoCity,NiigataPrefecture.

From 2021 ~●2021JAN • DaihatsutoOfferToyotaShareCar-SharingServiceatFourofitsSalesCompa-

nies. FEB • Commencementof verificationexperimentona foodstallunit thatcanbe

mounted on a mini-truck, a product designed to revitalize local community in the eraof“newnormal”-“Mobile-HÜTTE”project.

MAR LaunchofourfirstDNGAproductforoverseas,anewcompactSUVnamedAti-va,inMalaysia.

MAR• Nationwiderolloutof the initiative formobilityservice -Startofon-demandsharedridepick-upanddrop-offserviceinGotoCity,NagasakiPrefecture.

APR• Suzuki,Subaru,Daihatsu,ToyotaandMazdareachedagreementonjointdevel-opmentof technicalspecificationsfornext-generationvehiclecommunicationsdevices.

APR DaihatsureleasedanewcompactSUVcalledRockyinIndonesia. JUL • SuzukiandDaihatsu joinedtheCommercialJapanPartnershipproject fordis-

seminationofCASEtechnologiesinmini-commercialvehicles. AUG• WisemanandDaihatsuagreedtocollaborateonprovidingasupportsystemfor

day-careservicefacilitiesforelderlypeople. OCT• DaihatsuHijet,acommercialvehicle,wontheGoodDesignAwardandLong

LifeDesignAwardin2021. NOV Xenia, B-segment compact car, underwent a full model change and was re-

leasedinIndonesia. NOV• Daihatsu received theASPIC IoT/AI/CloudAward2021(15th)NewBusiness

Model Award for its nursing care MaaS RAKUPITA SOUGEI System and Goiss-hoService.

DEC• Localtechnologicaldevelopmentofrenewableenergy(methaneproduction)wasadoptedasNEDO.

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

<Photo 38 > NOV• ReleasesRocky,smallpassengervehicle.<Photo 39 >●2020JUN • ReleasesTaft,minipassengervehicle.<Photo 40 > JUN • Releases,GranMaxCargoandGranMaxTruckSmallCommercialVehicle. <Photo 41 42 >

●2021JUN • ReleasesWelfarevehicle“TallSeatLift”(elevatingseatcar). <Photo 43 >

NOV• Newlydevelopede-SMARTHYBRIDandinstalleditinthecompactSUVRocky.<Photo 44 >

DEC• ReleasesfullmodelchangeofHijetCargoandAtleyusedasacommercialvehi-cleandaspecially-equippedwelfarevehiclebasedonthesetwomodels.<Pho-to 45 46 47 >

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History

Origins of vehicle names

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

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

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

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

Move Canbus 2016.9 Canvas.Expressanything+Dependingonthedesignlikeaminibus,expressionofacarthatcanexpandthepossibilitiesofliving.Tanto Tanto 2003.11 "Tanto"means"somuch"and"alotof"inItalian.ThenameisimbuedwithDaihatsu'sdesirethatthecarwillbringalotofhappiness.HIJET 1960.11 "Hijet"isanamecreatedbyDaihatsu.ThecaroffershigherperformancethantheMidget.ATRAI 1999.6 "Atrai"isacoinedwordderivingfromtheFrenchword"attrait"(meaningappeal,attraction,etc.).Altis 2000.3 CoinedwordderivingfromtheEnglishword"altitude"meaning"highlevelorrank,"indicatingthatthecarisDaihatsu'shigh-endmodel.

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

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.

Taft 2020.06 TAFTisanacronymof"Tough&AlmightyFunTool"

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.

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

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

Atrai 7 2000.7 ThenameindicatesthatitisanAtraimodelwithseatsforsevenpersons.YRV 2000.8 ThenameismadeupofthefirstlettersoftheEnglishwords,"Youthfulstyle,""Robustbody"and"Vividperformance."Hijet Gran Cargo 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."

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

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

Mira Cocoa 2009.8 Thenameexpressestherelaxingfeelingwhiledrinkingcocoa.

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

MEBIUS 2013.4 Möbiusmeans"Möbiusstrip"inGermanandsymbolizeseternity.Thenamerepresentssustainability,highmileageandroomyinterior.Thename,Mebius,meansthecarthatcanrunasfarasyouwant.

HIJET Caddie 2016.6 Caddiemeans"personwhotakescareofandhelpspeople"and"personwhoworksindeliverybusiness".ItreflectsDaihatsu'sdesirethatthecarwillbeagoodassistantandareliablepartner.

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Product line-up■ Main domestic production models

History

■ Main overseas production models● Indonesia

● Malaysia

Welfare vehicles Specially equipped vehicles

Boon

Altis

ATRAI

HIJET TruckThor HIJET Cargo

Gran Max Cargo Gran Max Truck

Wake

Mira e:S Mira TOCOT

Taft

MOVE

CAST

Move Canbus Tanto

COPEN

Rocky

Gran Max Van Gran Max Pickup Rocky

SIGRA SirionTeriosXENIAAyla

BEZZA ARUZMyvi

Ativa

AxiaAlza

Tanto Sloper Tanto Welcome Turn Seat Tanto Welcome Seat Lift ATRAI Deck VanHijet multipurpose dump truck