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Teriyaki · 05-28-2020, 05:10 PM

Oh, this is a deep rabbit hole.

ALL of the Scion cars for one, in North America. Toyota has a long history of badge engineering vehicles for different markets, actually even in the same market like Japan. Need some time to dig up examples.

Edit:

Heres one such example. So, Japan has a tonne of the tiny cars, you might recognize them as Kei cars. This technically doesn't qualify because its a strict size and engine requirement, but anyways.

The car is originally the Daihatsu Thor.

So, Daihatsu is a subsidiary of Toyota. Toyota has an extremely convoluted dealer network in Japan. They also market this car as the Toyota Tank.

And, you can also buy it as the Toyota Roomy

Then, Subaru wants to join in the fun and makes it the Subaru Justy

This but just one example.
I've had this thought so many times as I kept seeing the same cars but slightly different names and brands on the streets of Japan. Thinking, hell call me crazy, thats gotta be the same car.

05-28-2020, 05:10 PM	#27
Teriyaki My homepage has been set to RS Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Vancouver Posts: 2,336 Thanked 1,491 Times in 587 Posts Failed 40 Times in 21 Posts	Oh, this is a deep rabbit hole. ALL of the Scion cars for one, in North America. Toyota has a long history of badge engineering vehicles for different markets, actually even in the same market like Japan. Need some time to dig up examples. Edit: Heres one such example. So, Japan has a tonne of the tiny cars, you might recognize them as Kei cars. This technically doesn't qualify because its a strict size and engine requirement, but anyways. The car is originally the Daihatsu Thor. So, Daihatsu is a subsidiary of Toyota. Toyota has an extremely convoluted dealer network in Japan. They also market this car as the Toyota Tank. And, you can also buy it as the Toyota Roomy Then, Subaru wants to join in the fun and makes it the Subaru Justy This but just one example. I've had this thought so many times as I kept seeing the same cars but slightly different names and brands on the streets of Japan. Thinking, hell call me crazy, thats gotta be the same car. Last edited by Teriyaki; 05-28-2020 at 05:22 PM.