Daihatsu

Daihatsu is the oldest Japanese automobile manufacturer in the world. It was founded in 1951 as a successor to Hatsudoki Seizo Co Ltd, founded in 1907, and as part of Hatsudoki's major structure. And as a matter of fact, it was used by Toyota to distribute Daihatsu's North American models. During the 1960s, Daihatsu began exporting its range to Europe, where it did not do very well until the 1980s. And, in 2013, Daihatsu withdrew from Europe.