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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,
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-
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 ~●2019 JAN Launchofnew-modelSUV“ARUZ”inMalaysia. FEB • Expansionofmodelsequippedwith“TsukutsukuBoshi”retrofitsafetydevice. JUN • AnnouncementofnewtechnologyDNGA. OCT• Launchof “DaihatsuConnect” insecondroundofDNGAproducts, toprovide
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