The Daihatsu Charmant was a compact sedan built by Daihatsu of Japan, based on the Toyota Corolla. It was replaced by the Daihatsu Applause. Image File history File links Daihatsu_Charmant_1987. ... Image File history File links Daihatsu_Charmant_1987. ... A Ford Taurus, a recognizable sedan. ... Daihatsu is a Japanese manufacturer of cars, especially compact/small cars. ... The Toyota Corolla is a compact car produced by Toyota of Japan, known worldwide for its reliability, conventional engineering and low fuel consumption. ... Daihatsu Applause promotional brochure, highliting its unusual liftback body The Daihatsu Applause was a compact car manufactured by the Japanese automaker Daihatsu from 1989 to 2000. ...
The Charmant was originally a spin-off of the Toyota Corolla of the 1970s; model changes paralleled that of the Corolla.
The A35 body numbered Charmants were equipped with 1300 cc engines. This type of engines were coded as 4K Toyota engines. A 1600 cc (OHC) engine was also available, which could be ordered with a 3-speed semi-automatic transmission. Overhead cam (OHC) piston engines place the camshaft above the cylinder heads and drive the valves or lifters directly instead of using pushrods. ...
The Daihatsu Charmant was aimed at the small executive saloon car market in Britain in the 1980s. Other cars in this class included the Vauxhall Belmont, Volkswagen Jetta, Rover 213/216 and the Ford Orion. The Vauxhall Belmont was a saloon car sold in the United Kingdom by Vauxhall, the British subsidiary of General Motors in the 1980s. ... The Ford Orion is a four-door saloon automobile model introduced by Fords European division on July 22, 1983. ...
The name "Daihatsu" is a combination of the first kanji (Chinese character) for Osaka (大) and the first of the word "engine manufacture" (発), put together they are pronounced "daihatsu".
The same was thought about Daihatsu´s operations in Chile, where its a well known brand for its `70s models as the Charade or Cuore, after sales of around 10 units in 2004 and 2005 (each year).
Daihatsu has supplied cars under different badges to many different automakers in the past, and also supplies engines and transmissions to Malaysia's #2 carmaker, Perodua, which sells cars in the UK and Malaysia.
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