The cut-price Daihatsu brand won't be coming back to Australia anytime soon despite parent company Toyota making some strategic changes among its array of brands.

Daihatsu was one of the five auto brands under the Toyota Motor Group umbrella announced last month as part of a new strategy, with it and Toyota sitting below GR, Lexus and Century.

At the 2025 Japan Mobility Show (JMS), the small car specialist showed off the Mazda MX-5 -rivalling 'K-Open' successor to its cutesy Copen convertible – sold here between 2002-2006 – among several commercial vehicles.

However, there are no plans for Daihatsu to make a comeback in Australia.

"It's not on our product plan, but is it an opportunity? Well of course," Toyota Australia vice president of sales and marketing, Sean Hanley, told Ca

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