2013 Toyota Passo +Hana Japanese Commercial
7 Jan 2013, 12:32 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Our passion for Japanese Domestic Market cars that you’ve never seen or heard off, today we bring you the slightly cute Toyota Passo. The car was launched in 2010 and shares its looks and plat...
Daihatsu Copen Alpina White Wrap
20 Dec 2012, 16:49 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Did you miss the Daihatsu Copen? What, you don’t know what it is? It’s one of the funniest cars ever to be marketed or sold in Europe. technically, it’s a kei car, so this 2-doo...
Subaru Unveils Pleo + Kei Car in Japan
17 Dec 2012, 09:33 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / The collaboration between Toyota and Subaru continues, but not with another cool sportscar for the masses. When you say the word “Subaru”, most people instantly think of AWD and rallying...
New Daihatsu Move Teased for Japan
3 Dec 2012, 13:57 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / If you’re reading this, chances are that you don’t live in Japan, since we’re using good-ol’ English. But we though it’d be interesting to show you something from a com...
Yamaha AMI: Kei Car Thinks It's a Ferrari F40
26 Sep 2012, 10:06 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Recently, we’ve discovered just how fascinating and strange Japan’s kei car market is. They’ve invented everything from little vans to tiny pickups and even sportscars. However, we...
Daihatsu Ayla and Toyota Agya Sister Cars Launched at Indonesia Motor Show
21 Sep 2012, 15:42 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Toyota and Daihatsu have just launched their two virtually-identical jointly-developed cars, the Ayla and Agya, at the Indonesia International Motor Show. The car is a five-door hatchback measuring ...
Toyota Launches Pixis Epoch in Japan
11 May 2012, 15:45 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Kei cars are very appreciated in Japan, they are ideal with their small proportions and small engines for city driving and also exempt from paying for parking and thus many people will be happy to f...
Daihatsu Copen Production Ending
6 Apr 2012, 16:29 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Where in the world can a two-seater convertible that aims to look like a sports car be powered by an 87 hp 1.3-liter engine? In Japan of course, where the kei car supermini breed comes with all sort...
Tokyo 2011: Daihatsu Pico EV Concept · Live Photos
1 Dec 2011, 10:37 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / This year’s edition of the Tokyo Motor Show is packed with green vehicles and we are here now to focus one the Daihatsu PICO EV Concept, a vehicle that is inspired from Key car features and ta...
Tokyo 2011: Daihatsu D-X · Live Photos
1 Dec 2011, 08:56 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Usually, when you build a small car with a coupe or roadster body, the final product ends up being some sort of female-destined automotive creation. This is also true for the Daihatsu Copen, but the...
2011 Daihatsu FC Sho Case Study Is Cute but Wrong!
11 Nov 2011, 16:27 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Seriously readers, wasn’t Toyota in a heap of trouble with all the recall, the earthquake and the flood in Thailand? Don’t they control Daihatsu Motors? Why in the world wold they bring ...
2011 Daihatsu D-X Concept Is a Swiss Army Knife
11 Nov 2011, 10:35 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Hold on to your hat folks, because the car that does it all has been invented! At this year’s edition of the Tokyo Motor Show, Daihatsu will bring a new concept called the D-X. They say that i...
Toyota Pixis Space Takes on Japanese Kei Car Market
26 Sep 2011, 20:29 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Toyota has decided to join the Japanese club for automakers offering a kei car with the new Pixis Space that’s actually produced by the Daihatsu brand under their joint OEM agreement reached l...
Daihatsu Unveils Mira e:S Kei Car in Japan, Does 75 MPG
21 Sep 2011, 14:40 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Kei cars are big business in Japan, as they get around the really heavy local taxes and are cheaper to run. They even make little, tiny pickup trucks and minivans on these platforms, and Toyota&rsqu...
Toyota's Pixis Kei Car Brand Debuts with the Space
9 Sep 2011, 23:08 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Toyota seems to be convinced that aggressive expansion is the way forward these days. After the company (re)entered the boat market with the Ponam-35 leisure cruiser a few days ago, it is now introd...
Daihatsu A-Concept Shows Its Face in Indonesia
25 Jul 2011, 14:50 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Japanese small car manufacturer Daihatsu has just taken the wraps off its latest goodies at the Indonesia International Motor Show. The line-up includes the A-Concept, several show models based on c...
Rebadged-Yaris Daihatsu Charade Arrives in May
23 Feb 2011, 09:40 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / While the European-spec Toyota Yaris set to exit production soon, Daihatsu readies a rebadged version of the model for introduction in May 2011. Dubbed Charade, the model is expected to cost somewhe...
Toyota Working on $5,000 Car Model
21 Nov 2012, 14:06 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / With lowered demand in most markets, Toyota plans a very cheap car that would be able to compete with low-cost models such as Nissan-Renault and Tata Motors. The new new model is likely to be priced...
Toyota Sales Drop in November 2008
21 Nov 2012, 14:06 UTC · By: Madalina Iancu / The current world financial crisis doesn't forgive any carmaker and Toyota Motor Corporation is no exception. After announcing their production and sales for November 2008, no one has any more ...
Toyota/Daihatsu Launch Passo Sette/Boon Luminas
21 Nov 2012, 14:06 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Japanese automaker Toyota and its subsidiary Daihatsu introduced a new seven-seater compact model which will be sold in Japan under two different names: Passo Sette for Toyota and Boon Luminas for D...