Although often discounted as being producers of modern 4x4 vehicles, the Daihatsu company was actually founded as an engine manufacturer back in 1907. The first complete vehicles were built in the 1930's which were basic three wheeled commercial vehicles.

By the 1950's the Daihatsu company had ventured into four wheeled cars, its first production model, the Compagno, made its debut in 1963. By the late 1960's/early 1970's Daihatsu had begun importing cars into the UK. Today the company caries on producing small passenger cars and 4x4 vehicles.

Daihatsu researches in hybrid vehicles and two stroke Diesel engines.

-Company history.

-1907 Hatsudoki Seizo Co., Ltd. founded

-1951 Company renamed: Daihatsu Motor Co., Ltd.

-1967 Starting cooperation with Toyota Motor Corporation

-1999 Becomes subsidiary of Toyota Motor Corporation

It was reported on 31 March 2005, that Toyota will pull Daihatsu out of the Australian market, after sales severely dwindled. Sales were down a third so far in 2005, from 816 to just 541 vehicles. This is in spite of the new-car market in Australia growing 7%. Daihatsu will completely wind up sales in March 2006. Daihatsu has been in the Australian market for almost 40 years.

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