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 2022 Daihatsu Hijet Cargo Cruise (S700V) | |
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| Manufacturer | Daihatsu |
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| Production | November 1960 – present |
| Assembly | Japan: Ikeda, Osaka (Ikeda plant); Nakatsu, Ōita (Daihatsu Auto Body/Daihatsu Motor Kyushu, 2004–present) |
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The Daihatsu Hijet (Japanese: ダイハツ・ハイゼット, Hepburn: Daihatsu Haizetto) is a cab over microvan and kei truck produced and sold by the Japanese automaker Daihatsu since 1960. Despite the similarities between the Hijet name and Toyota's naming scheme for its trucks and vans (HiAce and Hilux), the name "Hijet" has been in use for Daihatsu's kei trucks and microvans since 1960, over two decades before Toyota took control. "Hijet", when transliterated into Japanese, is very similar to "Midget", one of Daihatsu's other mini-trucks. According to Daihatsu, the name "Hijet" was created to imply that the vehicle offers higher performance than the Midget.[1] The Hijet competes in Japan with the Honda Acty, Mitsubishi Minicab, Nissan Clipper, Subaru Sambar and Suzuki Carry.
By November 2020, around 7.4 million Hijets had been sold in Japan.[2]
- ^ "Data Book 2020" (PDF). Daihatsu. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 February 2021. Retrieved 13 August 2020.
- ^ "The Hijet Series of Mini Commercial Vehicles Celebrates its 60th Anniversary" (PDF). Daihatsu. 2 November 2020. Retrieved 12 May 2023.