It has been a busy year for Daihatsu. They were fully absorbed into the Toyota family and in June announced that they would be adopting 3D printed parts for their tiny Copen convertible model. When ordering a car from a dealer, the buyer can select from 15 different "skins" for their car. These are panels with patterns built in and available in 10 colours. It sounds more … [Read more...]
Toyota Absorbs Daihatsu
In February, Toyota announced that it was going to absorb the remaining 49% of Daihatsu that it didn’t already own. Toyota has owned 51% of the fourth largest manufacturer in the Japan market (by sales) since 1988, and had an agreement to co-operate way back in 1967. Daihatsu is actually the oldest brand on sale today in Japan and is based in Osaka. The deal is expected to … [Read more...]
