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Daihatsu Kogyo Co. Ltd. is a subsidiary of the Japanese company Toyota, specializing in the production of Daihatsu brand cars. The headquarters is located in Osaka.

In 1951, during the reorganization of the Hatsudoki company, a new company was formed, Daihatsu Kogyo Co., which currently produces mini passenger cars (Q-class in Japan or A-class in Europe), small cars of classes B and C (in European classifications), compact and midsize SUVs, minivans and light trucks. However, the history of Daihatsu begins much earlier: it dates back to 1907, when Osaka University professors Yoshinki and Turumi founded a company for the production and sale of internal combustion engines for industrial use. The company was named Hatsudoki Seizo Co. and produced engines running on natural gas. In 1919, two prototype trucks were produced. Serial production began only in 1930, when Hatsudoki released the three-wheeled HA model, which became Japan's first domestically produced car.

By 1957, the company decided to switch to exporting Daihatsu three-wheelers, which were sold very quickly. The three-wheeled Midget microcar appeared on the Japanese market and gained great popularity.

1997 - the company turns 90 years old, and the number of passenger cars produced over the years reaches 10 million units. The range is completed by the compact all-wheel drive Terios, as well as the retro-designed Mira Classic. The Move family has been expanded with the Move Custom model.

In 1998, the company celebrates another round number - the total number of cars produced reaches 20 million, the Terios Kid models appear, which debuted at the international exhibition in Frankfurt, an all-terrain passenger car in the Daihatsu range. This is a small, five-seater car, quite suitable as a family car for trips out of town. The Sirion and the second generation Move, designed by Giorgetto Giugiaro, also appeared, and in 1999 they added models such as the Atrai Wagon, Naked and Mira Gino. The Tada plant receives ISO 9001 certification.

In 2000, the Ikeda, Shiga and Tada plants received ISO 14001 certificates. The expansion of the model range continues - this time the new products are the Atrai 7 and YRV, and in 2001 - the Max, which has the same technical characteristics as the Move. Move production by this time already reaches one million units. In Venezuela, together with Toyota, Terios begins to be produced, and at factories in Japan, a minimum percentage of harmful substances is achieved. In addition, a new Topaz catalyst is being developed.

In 2002, a catalyst appeared that independently regenerated its components from valuable metals. A new product appears on the market – the stylish Copen roadster.

At the recent motor shows in Frankfurt and Tokyo, Daihatsu presented mainly concept mini-cars, from the 2.5-meter 2-seater Micros-3L with a targa body (removable roof panels) to the 5-seater compact 3.8-meter single-box YRV. The cube-shaped EZ-U is a city car concept with the largest possible cabin size for this class: with a body length of 3.4 m, it has no front or rear overhangs. The Kopen micro-roadster is a kind of smaller replica of the European Audi TT with lighting technology from the New Beetle. An option for real off-road use is the SP-4 conceptual mini-SUV with a sliding rear roof and permanent all-wheel drive, complemented by a transfer case. A production model based on the SP-4 will likely replace the veteran Feroza.

Today Daihatsu is a company with almost a century of history, whose philosophy lies in the corporate slogan: “We make it compact.” In the rapidly growing automobile market, compactness will be a key concept, according to Daihatsu. There is a real boom in the compact minivan class in Japan and Europe right now, and here Daihatsu has no competition. The company's cars are currently supplied to more than 100 countries around the world.