Daihatsu

Daihatsu Motor Co., Ltd. (ダイハツ工業株式会社, Daihatsu Kōgyō Kabushiki-gaisha), commonly known as Daihatsu, is a Japanese automobile manufacturer and one of the oldest surviving Japanese internal combustion engine manufacturers. Its headquarters are located in Ikeda, Osaka Prefecture. Daihatsu is well known for producing three-wheeled and off-road vehicles in its history, but now focuses on kei car models, kei trucks, kei vans, and other small cars in Japan. It also manufactures entry-level compact cars in Japan and Southeast Asia, some of which are marketed globally under the Toyota brand. Since August 2016, Daihatsu has been a wholly-owned subsidiary of Toyota Motor Corporation. As of 2021, Daihatsu's sales contribute 4% to the total vehicle sales of the Toyota Group.