Classless quality and performance

Established in 1907, Daihatsu is one of the oldest carmakers in Japan. In the course of its history extending over almost a hundred years, the company's name has become a famous one for people in many countries around the world. Today, Daihatsu's products are used and loved by drivers in more than 140 countries.

Daihatsu Motor Corporation is a subsidiary company of Toyota Motor Corporation. Daihatsu has been placed in charge of developing the global compact-car market as a member of the Toyota Group and the compact car specialist of the group. Daihatsu has established the goal of selling more than one million cars around the world by 2008.

The Charade is Daihatsu's flagship compact model that pursues economy and practicality as well as classless quality and performance.

The Charade's 1000 cc, 3-cylinder, 12-valve, DOHC engine is highly efficient and achieves excellent fuel economy figures of 4.6 litres/100 km (EU combined mode). It also excels in terms of environmental performance by achieving a CO2 emission figure of 109 g/km. The engine develops rich torque throughout its rev range, pulling the car from low-speed driving in the city to high-speed cruising on motorways without a hint of stress. This is an engine that combines ecology and high performance at a high level. The transmission is 5-speed manual and with electric power steering, a feature that used to be available only on higher-class cars makes the driving ever easier. The Charade clears the latest stringent European safety standards with ease. In addition, it has been subjected to crash tests from different angles based on the world's most rigorous testing methods and has cleared them all. Daihatsu is a household name among the Sri Lankan Motoring public, maintaining its unquestionable durability in local severe usage and the best resale values.

Sole distributor for Daihatsu in Sri Lanka, Uni Walkers Ltd, is a subsidiary of Softlogic Holdings (Pvt) Ltd. Under its new management, Uni Walkers Ltd is geared to offer our customers an assured and superior level of after sales service including the availability of genuine spares on par with the global standards Daihatsu delivers worldwide.