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Daihatsu Motor Co., Ltd.
(ダイハツ工業株式会社,
Daihatsu Kōgyō Kabushiki-gaisha
?,
TYO:
7262,
OSE: 7262) is a
Japanese manufacturer of
cars, well known for its
smaller models and off-road
vehicles. Many of its models are
also known as
kei jidōsha (or kei cars) in
Japan. Its headquarters are
located in
Ikeda,
Osaka Prefecture.[1]
The name "Daihatsu" is a combination of the first
kanji for
Osaka (大) and the first of the word "engine
manufacture" (発動機製造,
hatsudōki seizō
?) ; when put together
they are pronounced "dai hatsu."
Daihatsu was formed in 1951 as successor organisation
to Hatsudoki, and by the 1960s had started exporting
cars to
Europe, although it did not enjoy any major sales
success until well into the 1980s.
Since February 1992 in
North America, it has been common for
Toyota to distribute Daihatsu models.
Above courtesy of
Wikipeda
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