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

No one knows great small-space design like the Japanese. That’s doubly true when it comes to RVs, as some of the world’s best ...

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.

Despite boasting half the cylinders and hardly a handful of horsepower, the Copen GR Sport is every last bit a proper sports ...

The Daihatsu Copen is one of my favorite cars that has yet to reach American shores. It’s a tiny, two-seater convertible that’s been on sale since 2002 in places like Japan and Europe, with two ...

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 ...

The Daihatsu Rocky and Toyota Raize twins have been around since 2019, but that didn’t stop the automaker from using it as a base for a new and interesting concept. The Daihatsu Rocky Crossfield ...

Daihatsu left the U.S. market way back in 1992, but the brand is still going strong in Japan. The company is wholly owned by Toyota now and specializes in building kei cars and trucks, a special class ...

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 revealed the K-Open concept at the Tokyo auto show, previewing a third generation of its tiny Copen roadster. The K-Open still packs a gas engine and a manual transmission but ditches the FWD ...

Daihatsu's stand at the opening day of the 2009 Tokyo Motor Show featured six mini concept cars focused very much on practicality in an urban environment. Somewhat strangely, the company's concepts ...

Inspired by the FT Concept from 2015, the 2018 Daihatsu Terios is all-new from the ground up. So is the 2018 Toyota Rush, which is a badge-engineered crossover with more standard equipment than the ...