ty, Aichi Prefecture), which produces parts such as automotive springs. Both plants will be operating on April 4 and 7. Meanwhile, the company’s Head (Ikeda) Plant (Ikeda City, Osaka Prefecture) will be operating until April 7. The Shiga (Ryuo) Plant No.2 produces models such as the Rocky, Toyota Raize, and Tanto mini vehicle. The Kyoto (Oyamazaki) Plant produces the Thor, Roomy, and Probox, which is supplied to Toyota Motor Corporation under a...

News  Updated at: 2025/03/31

n March 27 and 28, and its Head Plant (Ikeda City, Osaka) from March 27 to April 1. All three plants will stop operations on March 26, and the Shiga No.2 Plant and Kyoto Plant will also stop operations from March 31 to April 1. The Shiga No.2 Plant’s production models include the Rocky and Toyota Raize compact SUVs, as well as the Tanto super height wagon. The Kyoto Plant produces models such as the Thor and Toyota Roomy mini vehicles, and the ...

News  Updated at: 2025/03/24

Toyota group company. Daihatsu New Global Architecture (DNGA), which has been used for new vehicle development, is an original design method for comprehensive planning and development for mini vehicles, A-segment, and B segment models. It has also been applied to Toyota compact cars, including the Raize SUV developed by Daihatsu. Daihatsu plans to apply the framework to Latin America, and has already started preparation for local production. Wit...

News  Updated at: 2025/03/07

le model confirmed compliance of the model with the standards of the Road Transport Vehicle Act. Daihatsu resumed the shipment of the Move Canbus on April 23. Current models for which shipment and production have not been resumed by Daihatsu are only hybrid variants of the Rocky compact SUV and the Raize SUV, which is supplied by Daihatsu to Toyota Motor Corporation under an OEM arrangement. (From an article in the Nikkan Jidosha Shimbun on May 1...

News  Updated at: 2024/05/10

Daihatsu resumes production of 3 models, including Rocky On March 18, 2024, Daihatsu Motor Co., Ltd. (Daihatsu) resumed the production of the Daihatsu Rocky compact sports utility vehicle (SUV) and two OEM vehicle models, the Toyota Raize gasoline-powered variants and the Subaru Rex, at its plant in Ryuo Town, Shiga Prefecture, after the three-month suspension. Japan’s Ministry of Land and Infrastructure (MLIT) lifted the shipment ban on Februa...

News  Updated at: 2024/03/19

d second with 159,392 units, after the Honda “N-Box” (231,385 units). Daihatsu manufactures the Tanto and Subaru Chiffon at its Shiga Plant (Ryuo Town, Shiga Prefecture). On March 18, the Shiga Plant will resume production of the Daihatsu “Rocky” compact SUV, Toyota Motor Corporation’s “Raize” gasoline vehicle, and Subaru “Rex”. (From an article in the Nikkan Jidosha Shimbun on March 13, 2024)...

News  Updated at: 2024/03/13

Daihatsu to resume production of Rocky and other models on March 18 On February 28, Daihatsu Motor Co., Ltd. (Daihatsu) announced that it will resume production of the Daihatsu Rocky compact SUV as well as the Toyota Raize gasoline-powered vehicle and the Subaru Rex, which are supplied by Daihatsu under an OEM arrangement, on March 18. Shipment of unshipped vehicles will resume on March 4. The three models including the Rocky are built at Daihats...

News  Updated at: 2024/02/29

d on Daihatsu Motor Co., Ltd.’s certification scandal is likely to be delayed to June. The Ministry has so far verified 21 Daihatsu vehicle models, 40% of the total 45 models. It is uncertain when Daihatsu will resume the sales of its mass-market models such as the “Tanto”, “Rocky” and “Raize”, and the delay is likely to affect the release of the new “Move”. Out of the total 45 vehicle models including 18 models whose production...

News  Updated at: 2024/02/27

Daihatsu considers resume production of Rocky after March 4 On February 20, Daihatsu announced its plant operation schedule from March onwards. At Shiga Ryuo plant, the suspension of shipments of Daihatsu Rocky (ICE model), Toyota Raize (ICE model) and Subaru Rex was lifted by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism on February 16. The company considers resume production of these three models after March 4. Production of other...

News  Updated at: 2024/02/20

Shipment ban lifted for 3 Daihatsu models, including Rocky Daihatsu Motor Co., Ltd. (Daihatsu) announced on February 16, 2024, that the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT) lifted its shipment suspension order for the Daihatsu Rocky compact sports utility vehicle (SUV) and two OEM models, the Toyota Raize and the Subaru Rex, all gasoline-powered models. The compliance of the three models with Japan’s safety standards h...

News  Updated at: 2024/02/19

Toyota stops importing 3 models to Mexico due to Daihatsu scandal Due to the recent scandal that occurred with Daihatsu, a Toyota subsidiary, factory production has stopped, affecting 64 models and 3 types of engines. Specifically in the case of Mexico, the lack of production and exports to the international markets, three models will be highly affected: Toyota Avanza, Toyota Yaris and Raize. This situation will generate long waiting lists for cu...

News  Updated at: 2023/12/28

Toyota and Daihatsu to cancel orders for Rocky and Raize The distributors of Toyota Motor Corporation and Daihatsu Motor Co., Ltd. began canceling orders they received from customers for the Toyota Raize and the Daihatsu Rocky hybrid small sport utility vehicles (SUVs). The Toyota Raize is an OEM model of the Daihatsu Rocky, and Daihatsu has halted its production due to the misconduct in side crash testing procedures found at Daihatsu. The prolon...

News  Updated at: 2023/10/17

ing 2,749 domestically assembled units and 1,369 imported CBU units. Its best-selling model in October was the Vios, with sales reaching 1,496 units. It also stayed in the top 10 best-selling cars on the market. Following the Vios were the locally-made Veloz Cross that sold 604 units and the Toyota Raize with sales reaching 335 units. In September 2023, Lexus sold 177 units, bringing its total cumulative sales since the brand was introduced in Vi...

News  Updated at: 2023/10/16

nded the 7-day suspension period (June 22 to 23 and June 26 to 30) to 11 days (June 22 to 23, June 26 to 30, and July 3 to 6).In addition to this schedule, the Shiga (Ryuo) Plant 2nd District also will suspend production on July 7. On May 19, the shipments and sales of Daihatsu Rocky HEV and Toyota Raize HEV for the domestic market were suspended in response to procedural irregularity in approval application. Daihatsu will adjust production due t...

News  Updated at: 2023/06/29

Daihatsu to temporarily suspend production at Shiga (Ryuo) Plant 2nd District in July On June 20, 2023, Daihatsu Motor Co., Ltd. announced it will suspend production for one day, July 7, at the Shiga (Ryuo) Plant 2nd District.Shipments and sales of Daihatsu Rocky HEV and Toyota Raize HEV for the domestic market were suspended on May 19 in response to procedural irregularity in approval application. The Shiga (Ryuo) Plant 2nd District will adjust ...

News  Updated at: 2023/06/21

an electric motor to generate 122 total hp. The new compact SUV will be based on the Asian variant of the Yaris Cross, as it does not use the TNGA platform of Corolla and Corolla Cross, but the DNGA platform of Daihatsu origin.According to sources, this same architecture of the small SUV will serve Raize, another compact hybrid flex SUV that Toyota is preparing for Brazil, which will be launched in the 2025-26 timeframe and be smaller than the Ya...

News  Updated at: 2023/04/20

erseas shipments will begin in 2023. The compact SUV’s export destinations and volume will be unveiled later. Total production can be up to 6,000 units annually, depending on the supply of components, such as semiconductor chips. The WR-V is expected to compete with the Daihatsu Rocky and Toyota Raize in Indonesia.(From an article of Paul Tan on November 3, 2022 and multiple sources)...

News  Updated at: 2022/11/03

Toyota Indonesia records 5,434 SPK units at GIIAS2022 Announced on August 21, 2022, PT Toyota-Astra Motor managed to achieve 5,434 Vehicle Order Letter (SPK) units at the Gaikindo Indonesia International Auto Show 2022 (GIIAS2022), contributed greatly by the all-new Avanza with 926 units (17%), Raize with 746 units (13.7%), all-new Veloz with 706 units (13%), Kijang Innova as many as 658 units (12.1%), and Rush with 456 units (8%). For the electr...

News  Updated at: 2022/08/26

Co., Ltd.’s Oita No.1 Plant (Nakatsu City, Oita Prefecture) will stop operations from May 23 to 25. This is because parts supply from China has been disrupted due to the spread of COVID-19.  The Shiga No.2 Plant manufactures models such as the Rocky, and Toyota Motor Corporation’s (Toyota’s) Raize, Tanto, and Move Canbus. The Head Plant manufactures the Daihatsu Thor and Toyota’s Roomy, and the Oita No.1 Plant manufactures the Daihatsu H...

News  Updated at: 2022/05/23

d on April 14, 2022, the next generation Toyota Vios is reportedly making its launch in Thailand in Q3/2022 with the expected codename of “D92A”. The D92A Vios is said to be built on the Daihatsu New Global Architecture (DNGA) (which is currently used for the Perodua Ativa/Daihatsu Rocky/Toyota Raize as well as the Toyota Avanza/Toyota Veloz/Daihatsu Xenia). Toyota is also expected to be putting a hybrid powertrain in the D92A, which features...

News  Updated at: 2022/04/18