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Daihatsu Motor Co., Ltd., owned by Toyota Motor Corp., is the oldest Japanese manufacturer of cars, known mostly for its smaller models and off-road vehicles.
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Toyota's 10 million plan: Common parts, randd
… affiliated brands such as Hino trucks and Daihatsu . No automaker has hit the 10 million ..... following year, including sales by Hino and Daihatsu . By August 2008, however, Watanabe ..... forecast for 2013, including Hino and Daihatsu , is 9.96 million vehicles. For the …
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The 10 million plan: Common parts, randd
… affiliated brands such as Hino trucks and Daihatsu . No automaker has hit the 10 million ..... following year, including sales by Hino and Daihatsu . By August 2008, however, Watanabe ..... forecast for 2013, including Hino and Daihatsu , is 9.96 million vehicles. For the …
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Toyota outsells GM worldwide for 5th straight quarter
… Toyota, including those of subsidiaries Hino Motors Ltd. and Daihatsu Motor Co., reached 2.43 million units in the January ..... referring to deliveries in China. Toyota's sales -- excluding Daihatsu and Hino -- in the world's biggest car market fell 12 percent …
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Kia eyes BMW, Audi; aims to add technology
… Corp. three decades ago, his job was buying engines for Kia's vehicles from Japanese rivals such as Hino Motors Ltd. and Daihatsu Motor Co. At international motor shows, Kia's executives spent their time scrutinizing the latest models from Japan. The …
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Laborers line up for temp jobs
… hair, has bounced from job to job, a reluctant member of those growing legions. He has worked for 13 companies, including Daihatsu , Honda Foundry, Bosch and the shock absorber maker Showa. Temps are the new face of labor here. For them, Japan's fractured …
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Kia aims to add technology, protect quality
… Corp. three decades ago, his job was buying engines for Kia's vehicles from Japanese rivals such as Hino Motors Ltd. and Daihatsu Motor Co. At international motor shows, Kia's executives spent their time scrutinizing the latest models from Japan. The …
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Carlos Ghosn doubles down on $5.2 billion EV bet
… lowest speed allowed on the freeway. "It took me hours to get home," Shibato said. Natural gas They eventually bought a Daihatsu Hijet minivan that runs on compressed natural gas. Shibato's not alone. Industry researcher IHS expects battery-powered …
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Toyota lifts annual forecast on 23% rise in quarterly profit
… ceding it to GM in 2011. In 2013, Toyota expects to sell 8.9 million vehicles globally. Across the group, which includes Daihatsu Motor Co. and Hino Motors Ltd., it forecasts shipping 9.91 million vehicles. Last year, the company sold a record 8 …
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Toyota posts 23% rise in quarterly profit; lifts forecast
… ceding it to GM in 2011. In 2013, Toyota expects to sell 8.9 million vehicles globally. Across the group, which includes Daihatsu Motor Co. and Hino Motors Ltd., it forecasts shipping 9.91 million vehicles. Last year, the company sold a record 8 …
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Toyota wins back global auto sales crown from GM
… tarnished its reputation for quality. Worldwide sales at Toyota, including deliveries from its subsidiaries Hino Motors Ltd. and Daihatsu Motor Co., rose 23 percent to a record 9.75 million units in 2012, according to a statement from the carmaker. That compares …
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GM replots emerging market strategy, hedges on China partner
… of about 240 million people with a young population and burgeoning economy where Japan's Toyota Motor Corp. and affiliate Daihatsu control 60 percent of the auto market "It's not like Toyota has a right to that level of share," Lee said. "I think …
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Toyota forecasts record 2013 sales on overseas auto demand
… sales, including those of subsidiaries Hino Motors Ltd. and Daihatsu Motor Co., may climb to 9.91 million vehicles in 2013 ..... from 9.92 million this year, according to the automaker. Daihatsu sales may drop 3 percent to 840,000 units next year, while …
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Toyota set to reclaim world sales crown as GM, VW vie for No. 2
… sales. For example, some analysts exclude autos sold by GM's partners in China and by Toyota's two affiliates, Hino and Daihatsu , Schuster said. Based on the methods the automakers use to count their own sales, Toyota leads through the first three quarters …
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Toyota, affiliates to invest $727 million in Indonesia
… to build an engine factory, it said. Toyota's five group companies involved in Indonesian investments are Aisin Seiki, Daihatsu Motor, Denso Corp., Toyota Auto Body and Toyota Tsusho. Earlier this year, Toyota said it was investing 5 trillion rupiah …
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Suzuki continues line of small Asian automakers bowing out of U.S. market
… here. Isuzu Motors, Daewoo Motor and Daihatsu Motor similarly struggled in the market ..... differed from those of Isuzu, Daewoo and Daihatsu . Daewoo, the only Korean brand of the ..... Japanese rivals Toyota, Honda and Nissan. Daihatsu was a victim of poor timing. Arriving …
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Days of Eagles and Geos (11/6/12)
… died so did Chevrolet is GO sub brands. A few years before that we saw the end of this sterling and you go for an Japan's Daihatsu . And France's Peugeot. Both checked out 1993. Two years later we got hold out for a lot of the US market. Korean brand …
saw the end of this sterling and you go for an Japan's Daihatsu . And France's Peugeot. Both checked out 1993. Two years later we got hold out for -- a lot of the US market. -
How Toyota misfires with Chinese buyers
… India instead. That car later became the Etios. Nor did Toyota seek help from its minicar affiliate Daihatsu Motor Co., believing Daihatsu cars were not upscale enough. It also felt no immediate need to come up with a low-cost China car …
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Toyota sustains global sales lead over GM
… delivered 2.43 million cars and trucks in the quarter that ended Sept. 30, including subsidiaries Hino Motors Ltd. and Daihatsu Motor Co., up from 2.06 million a year ago, according to figures provided by Yurika Motoyoshi, a company spokeswoman …
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Lexus says U.S. sales behind target
… last year, is targeting a rebound in 2012, forecasting sales -- including those of subsidiaries Hino Motors Ltd. and Daihatsu Motor Co. -- to rise 23 percent to a record 9.76 million units. Regaining market share for Lexus, which had led U.S …
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Young dealer relies on his resilience
… dealership. Parks says Mankins has spent 44 years as a dealer with "all sorts of franchises long gone," such as Daewoo and Daihatsu . Mankins has sold off Pontiac, Cadillac and Mercedes dealerships, but still owns a Nissan store in Texarkana, Texas, in …
