OUTLINE OF DAIHATSU
The history of DAIHATSU
Company outline
Company name DAIHATSU MOTOR CO ., LTD.
Head office 1-1, Daihatsu-cho, Ikeda-city, O saka,
JAPAN
Established March 1, 1907
Number of 10,725 (As of April 1, 2004)
employees
Net sales (2004) 993,613 millions Y EN
Unit Daihatsu Domestic 512,939 units
sales cars
Overseas 230,893 units
(2004)
Total 743,832 units
TOYOTA Consigned Domestic 77,433 units
cars cars
Overseas 7,038 units
OEM cars 13,380 units
Total 97,851 units
Consigned engines 184,240 units
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Plants in domestic
(1)Ikeda No.1
Started operation :May 1939
Shops : Press, body, machining
Products : transmission, press parts
(2)Ikeda No.2
Started operation :June 1961
Shops : body, coating and painting, assembly, inspection
Products : Light vehicle
(3)Kyoto
Started operation :April 1973
Shops : press, body, coating and painting, assembly, inspection
Products : Small passenger vehicle
(4)Shiga No.1 Head office
Started operation :April 1974 Ikeda plant
Tokyo branch office
Shops : machining, casting, light alloys Tada plant
Products : engines, transmissions, light alloy castings
(5)Shiga No.2 Nishinomiya parts center
Started operation :January 1989 Shiga (Ryuo) plant
Shops : press, body, coating and painting, assembly, inspection
Kagami plant
Products : Light passenger vehicle
Kyoto plant
(6)Tada
Started operation :March 1972 Daihatsu Kyushu
Shops : Production equipment
Products : molds for presses, unit and body equipment
(7)Kagami
Started operation :May 2003
Shops : Assembly
Products : Industrial engines
(8)Oita (Daihatsu Kyushu)
Started operation :October 2004
Shops : press, body, coating and painting, assembly, inspection
Products : Light vehicle
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Overseas
Overseas office Distributo rs Num be r o f distributo rs
(China) Beijing office, Tianjin office Ove rsea s distributo rs South Am e rica 44
(Belgium) Europe office
Africa 24
Europe 22
Overseas production site
M iddle east 17
(Indones ia)
(Malaysia) Asia 12
(China) O ceania 9
(V ietnam) Ove rsea s to ta l 128
(Pakistan)
(Venezuela)
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Y ear Month Descript ion
1907 March Hatsudoki Seizo Co., Ltd. established.
1930 December First 3-wheeled vehicle "Model HA" m anufactured.
1933 June 750cc 3-wheeled vehic le "Daihatsu Go" started.
1939 May Ikeda p lant opened (present Ikeda plant No.1)
1951 O ctober 3-wheeled passenger vehicle "BEE" started.
December Company nam e changed to DAIHA TSU Motor Co., Ltd.
1957 August P roduction of light 3-wheeled vehicle "M idget"started.
1960 November Light 4-wheeled truck "Hijet" started.
1973 April Kyoto p lant started.
1974 April Sh iga plant No.1 started.
November Small passenger vehicle "Charmant" started.
1978 January "Charade" chosen as 1977 Car of the Y ear for Japan.
1980 June New light vehic le "M ira" started.
1984 April 4-wheel drive vehic le "Rugger" started.
1994 April P roduction of light vehicle "Kancil" started in Ma laysia.
1995 April "Zebra" started in Indonesia.
1997 April Compact 4-wheel dr ive vehic le " Terios" started.
2000 March "Cuore" started in Pakistan.
2001 November P roduction and sales of " Ter ios" fam ily vehic le started by DAIHA TSU/TOYO TA in Venezuela
2002 June Light sports vehic le "Copen" started.
2004 O ctober Daihatsu Auto Body O ita p lant started
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The History of Daihatsu Vehicle
Type HA (1930)
Type HF (1933) BEE (1951) Midge t (1957)
Hije t (1960) Compa rno spide r (1965) Fe llow Fe llow MAX (1966)
(1966)
Cha rmant (1974) Cha rade G10 (1977)
Mira (1966)
Ta ft (1966)
Rugge r (1984) Cha rade G100 (1987) Opti (1992) Te rios
(1997)
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Major current available model
Mode l
Dom estic
Expo rt - - -
Mode l
Dom estic
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Dom estic
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Overseas production vehicle-1
Indonesia (P.T. Astra Daiha tsu motor)
Taruna Xenia Zebra Ceria
Ma la ysia (Pe rodua Ma nufa cturing Sdn. Bhd.)
Kancil Kelisa Kenary
Myvi Kembara Rusa
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Overseas production vehicle-2
V ietnum (V ietindo Da iha tsu Automotive Corpora tion)
City van Hijet jumbo Terios
Mala ysia (Da iha tsu <Ma laysia > Sdn. Bhd.) Venezue la (Toyota De Ve nezue la.C .A .)
Delta Hijet jumbo Terios
Pakistan (Indus Motor Company Ltd.) Colombia
(Socie dad De Fa brica cion De Automotores S.A .)
Cuore
Delta
