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Its finally happened!!
If you look on the Autotrader website under new cars the only Manufacturer NOT there is DAIHATSU!!!!!!
I know its been a year since any new ones have been imported but it would appear that the importers have finally thrown in the towel.
I understand that dealers who very often have a Subaru franchise running alongside have been offered a Chinese car as substitute by the British importers.
Whilst no official statement has been forthcoming Daihatsu's demise does seem ominous - dealers are very unlikely to hang on for better exchange rates and subsequently will have either gone out of business or taken on different franchises.
I assume at the moment that spare parts are still being imported,but if all the dealers vanish where do we obtain them??!!!!
Anyone know anything different?
Jonathan Wilson
Death of Daihatsu
PS When Daihatsu pulled out of Australia,Toyota took over the parts supply -perhaps the same here!?
Jonathan Wilson
Not listed on parkers.co.uk
Not listed on parkers.co.uk either. Yet the website is still up. Anyone else any the wiser?
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'12' Plate Mazda MX-5 2.0 litre NC 3.5 Venture Roadster 160BHP
'15' Plate SEAT LEON 184 FR TDI. 240BHP/500nm Torque.
Past: '53' Plate Yellow YRV Turbo Approx. 150BHP
Found these
Hi all
http://www.parkers.co.uk/News/News/Daihatsu-dropped-in-the-UK/
http://www.motortrader.com/industry-news/car-dealer-news/29622-im-to-import-great-wall-as-it-puts-a-hold-on-daihatsu.html
http://www.daihatsu.co.uk/ Read the note at the bottom of each page re the model/version , availabity,ect.
Edward (ews) '92 Fourtrak 2.8 TDX
Looks like this story has
Looks like this story has been reported back in December 2009:
http://daihatsupassion.com/end-of-the-road-for-daihatsu-in-the-uk/
also news that they are quitting China now:
http://daihatsupassion.com/daihatsu-quits-china/
Couldn't find anything else on this, so maybe it's speculation?
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'12' Plate Mazda MX-5 2.0 litre NC 3.5 Venture Roadster 160BHP
'15' Plate SEAT LEON 184 FR TDI. 240BHP/500nm Torque.
Past: '53' Plate Yellow YRV Turbo Approx. 150BHP
dealer
A Nissan dealership near to where i live has now been replaced by a Daihatsu dealership recently.There wasent one in my area up until now.
All torque no tr-action