| 1975 APR | Delivers 24 ten-passenger sightseeing cars to the Okinawa International Marine EXPO. |
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| 1976 DEC | Knockdown plant is completed. |
| 1978 JAN | Charade receives the '77 Car of the Year Award. |
| 1978 MAR | Serves as a technical consultant on hybrid technology to GE (USA). |
| 1979 FEB | Starts trial operation of the "Daihatsu Pleat System" automatic EV rental operation management system. |
| 1979 JUN | Opens the Representative Office in Europe (Brussels, Belgium). |
| 1979 OCT | Overseas manufacturing plant (PT. Daihatsu Indonesia) begins operation. |
| 1979 DEC | Kobe Center export base starts operation. |
| 1980 NOV | Nishinomiya Parts Center begins operation. |
| 1981 JUN | Daihatsu Credit Co., Ltd. begins operation. |
| 1981 JUL | Merger of Daihatsu Motor and Daihatsu Motor Sales. Signs a contract with Inocenti in Italy for the supply of 1000cc engines (CB) among other items. |
| 1982 APR | Charade wins the title of class champion in the 30th Safari Rally. |
| 1983 SEP | Head (Ikeda) Plant receives the PM (Product Maintenance) Excellent Operation Site Award. |
| 1984 MAR | Signs a license agreement for Hijet with Tianjin Automobile Industry Corporation. |