Daihatsu Model History

Japan · founded 1907

Japan's kei-car specialist — founded in 1907, a Toyota subsidiary since 2016 — best known for the Charade, Mira, Move, and Copen.

Models

Compagno

Daihatsu's first passenger car — a Vignale-styled Italian-influenced range that introduced the iconic 'D' logo.

Compact car · 1963–1970
Charmant

A Toyota Corolla-based compact sedan — Daihatsu's conventional small family car through the late 1970s and 1980s.

Compact car · 1974–1987
Charade

Daihatsu's breakthrough subcompact — a 1977 Japanese Car of the Year winner that proved one-litre engines could succeed in the small-car class.

Subcompact car · 1977–2000
Mira

Daihatsu's long-running kei city car — nearly four decades of front-wheel-drive motoring from 1980 to 2018.

Kei car · 1980–2018
Hijet

Daihatsu's cabover kei truck and van — in continuous production since 1960 and Japan's kei-truck sales leader.

Kei truck · 1960–present
Feroza / Rocky (F70/F300)

Daihatsu's original compact 4x4 — sold as the Rugger or Rocky in Japan and Feroza or Sportrak in export markets.

Compact SUV · 1984–2002
Terios

Daihatsu's export compact SUV — sold since 1997 and rebadged as the Toyota Rush in many global markets.

Compact SUV · 1997–present
Sirion

Daihatsu's export subcompact hatchback — known in Japan as the Storia and Boon, it succeeded the Charade in European markets.

Subcompact car · 1998–2015
Move

Daihatsu's tall-body kei car — six generations of head-room-prioritising city transport from 1995 to 2023.

Kei car · 1995–2023
Copen

Daihatsu's turbocharged kei roadster — a 660 cc two-seat convertible that debuted at the 1999 Tokyo Motor Show.

Kei car · 2002–present
Rocky (A200)

Daihatsu's modern unibody subcompact crossover — a 2019 revival of the Rocky name on an entirely new compact SUV platform.

Subcompact SUV · 2019–present

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