Daihatsu - History |
1907 | Three businessmen and two engineers working as teacher found the firm Osaka Hatsudoki Seizo |
1908 | Production of stationary gas engines used to drive (production) machines |
1917 | Ship-steam engine |
1919 | Truck prototype |
1920 | Rail supplies |
1922 | Diesel engine (licensed) |
1930 | Tricycle HA (start of production) |
1937 | Van FA |
1946 | Tricycles (restart after World WarII) |
1950 | V two-cylinder (start of production) |
1951 | Company in 'Daihatsu Kogyo renamed, which contains references to the city of Osaka and the production of engines, Model Bee |
1952 | Tricycle - utility vehicle, new factory in Itami (J) |
1957 | Midget, new factory in Shimonoseki (J) |
1960 | Hijet (four-wheeled truck) |
1961 | Factory Ikeda 2, small bus, car prototype |
1962 | Test track, quick transporter High Line |
1963 | Transporter New Line, |
1964 | Compagno Berlina (limousine) |
1965 | Begin Europe-export, four seats convertible |
1966 | Fellow (360 cm³), class race win |
1967 | Begin of cooperation with Toyota (15%) |
1968 | Toyota as Daihatsu Consorte |
1970 | Fellow Max (Front drive) |
1971 | New Hijet, End Midget |
1973 | Consorte Coupe |
1974 | Charmant, Taft (Wildcat), three-wheels electric scooter |
1977 | Charade (three-cylinder), Max Cuore |
1978 | Charade Car of the year (J) |
1980 | Cuore (D) |
1983 | Charade 2 |
1984 | Rocky |
1985 | Cuore 2 |
1986 | Hijet 3 |
1987 | Charade 3 |
1988 | Feroza (off-road vehicle) |
1990 | Cuore 3 |
1991 | Cuore 3 |
1995 | Cuore 4 |
1997 | Terios (follower Rocky) |
1999 | Toyota takes majority shareholding, Daihatsu responsible in future for small cars and small SUVs, Cuore 5 |
2003 | Cuore 6, Copen |
2006 | Terios 2 |
2007 | Cuore 7 |