Daihatsu
Daihatsu Motor Co., Ltd. (ダイハツ工業株式会社, Daihatsu Kōgyō Kabushiki-gaisha) (/dæjas̻u/), commonly known as Daihatsu, is a Japanese automobile manufacturer and one of the oldest surviving Japanese internal combustion engine manufacturers. The company's headquarters are located in Ikeda, Osaka Prefecture.
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Native name | ダイハツ工業株式会社 |
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Romanized name | Daihatsu Kōgyō Kabushiki-gaisha |
| Company type | Subsidiary |
| Industry | Automotive |
| Predecessor | Hatsudoki Seizo Co., Ltd (1907–1951) |
| Founded | 1 March 1951 |
| Headquarters | , Japan |
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Key people | Masahiro Inoue (President) |
| Products | Automobiles, engines |
Production output | 1,787,991 vehicles (1,477,462 without counting Perodua production) (FY2022) |
| Revenue | ¥1,493 billion (FY2022) |
| ¥38 billion (FY2022) | |
| ¥77 billion (FY2022) | |
| Total assets | ¥944 billion (FY2022) |
| Total equity | ¥387 billion (FY2022) |
Number of employees | 12,508 (April 2023) |
| Parent | Toyota Motor Corporation |
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| Website | daihatsu.com |
Historically, Daihatsu was well known for building three-wheeled vehicles and off-road vehicles, while currently the company offers a range of kei car models, along with kei trucks, kei vans and other larger small cars in Japan. The company also produces entry-level compact cars in Japan and Southeast Asia, which are also supplied to global emerging markets under the Toyota brand.
As of 2021, Daihatsu's presence has been limited to Japan, Indonesia, and Malaysia (as Perodua), where the company has significant research and development resources, manufacturing facilities and sales operations.
The company has been a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Toyota Motor Corporation since August 2016. As of 2021, Daihatsu sales account for 4% of the Toyota Group's vehicle sales' total.