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What could come of Toyota’s likely Daihatsu revival for South Africa | The Citizen | SA News

Unconfirmed, but interested return, could see Daihatsu becoming a standalone brand once again, or supply products later to be rebadged as Toyotas.

The plug pulled on its local operations 11 years ago, Daihatsu has cited as making a possible return to South Africa in the near future.

Distributed at the time by the Imperial Group, the brand’s local market departure came just over a year before its complete acquisition by Toyota, with focus being on Japan and other key Asian markets.

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