RYUO, Shiga Prefecture--Embattled Daihatsu Motor Co. halted domestic vehicle assembly plants after admitting decades of fraudulent certification tests, alarming the municipalities, suppliers and ...

Daihatsu Motor Co.’s prioritization on quick development, which imposes tight schedules for certification tests, and ineffective management supervision contributed to a falsification testing scandal, ...

The concepts headed to Tokyo are based on the Hijet, Move, and Tanto Custom, but it’s what Daihatsu didn’t show that’s ...

Daihatsu Motor Co., which is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Toyota engaged in micro vehicles (kei cars), and CATL announced an MOU of Strategic Cooperation on battery supply and battery technologies.

Daihatsu has announced that the Copen will end production next year, news that struck a chord with fans of the plucky little kei car. Yet, only weeks later, the company eased the sting with a surprise ...

Daihatsu will storm the Tokyo Auto Salon with two custom cars based on the Atrai kei truck and van, as well as two versions of the Rocky subcompact SUV. The most interesting concept seems to be the ...

An automotive industry investigation in Japan is stating that some shady safety-test rigging has been going on at Toyota’s Daihatsu brand. A huge range of vehicles dating back to the 1980s, spanning ...

Daihatsu joins Toyota’s larger showcase at the Japan Mobility Show 2025, taking part in a series of concept car debuts that highlight each brand’s vision for the future. Among them is the Midget X, a ...

Daihatsu President Masahiro Inoue said he sees South America and Africa as growth markets for compact cars made by the Toyota subsidiary. Inoue, who took over in March after leading Toyota’s ...

Daihatsu, the Japanese automaker owned by Toyota, has halted domestic production after admitting it forged the results of safety tests for its vehicles for more than 30 years. The brand, best known ...

Toyota's announcement to scrap Scion came as a surprise this week -- the brand had just debuted new models and was promising more. But it was not the first time that a Toyota budget brand fizzled in ...