Hot off the heels of the electrified Daihatsu Rocky launched at GIIAS 2025
by Billy Caluag
It rocks the off-roader look well, too
The Toyota Raize is a lot of things to a lot of people. For some, it's a great daily car that's great on fuel and light to drive. For others, they see its aftermarket potential.Toyota, along with its affiliate
It’s been rough for the budget brand
Now is not a great time to be in Daihatsu. The year 2023 saw Toyota's budget brand be hit with one 'procedural misconduct' issue after another. And if that wasn't enough, the company had to suspend production in Japan following
A certification authority will still have to verify
Toyota's affiliate, Daihatsu has had it rough the past few months. The rigged test results from the all-new Vios and Wigo cast a dark cloud over the DNGA-based (Daihatsu New Global Architecture) vehicles. If that wasn't enough, the
The DNGA platform is giving Toyota headaches
A few weeks ago, Toyota subsidiary Daihatsu reported that some cars received modifications in an effort to boost crash test safety ratings. It came to light after a whistleblower from the company reported the practice. The affected models all rode on the
It was just previewed at the 2022 Indonesia International Auto Show
A few months ago, we floated the idea of the Toyota Raize Hybrid-Daihatsu Rocky e-Smart Hybrid-making its way to our market. It really seemed like a long shot then, seeing as the vehicle was only available in Japan where
It looks like the Japanese carmaker is prepping for an electric future
Daihatsu-the Toyota-owned Japanese carmaker well-known on this website for its outrageous concepts-is shifting its focus this year from quirky designs to environment-friendly electric vehicles.According to a report by Nikkei Asia, Daihatsu is setting up to roll
Along with eight other quirky concepts
Daihatsu has built a name for itself creating cute little vehicles and quirky concepts over the years. That's a reputation that won't be going away for too long, at least judging by what the Japanese carmaker will be showcasing at
The two subcompact crossovers are platform twins
New SUVs are an every-other-day occurrence, vast swathes of them neither dropping our jaws nor getting us pent up with anticipation. Hats off to Daihatsu, then, for we want to adopt its new Rocky like the little hamster its front
