Before the Toyota joint venture, Tianjin Xiali produced the TJ7100 hatchback and TJ7101U sedan. These cars, based on the 1987 Daihatsu Charade, were very popular in China as taxicabs until they were gradually replaced by larger Volkswagen and Hyundai cars. Production at the Tianjin Xiali plant has now shifted to more modern Toyota vehicles, for example the Xiali 2000 is based on the Toyota Platz/Vitz. Toyota also builds and sells vehicles in China under its own brand.
Since 1984, a subsidiary of First Automobile Works had manufactured the Daihatsu car in China rebranded as Huali. Currently Huali offers the first generation Daihatsu Terios and first generation Daihatsu Move.
Tianjin Xiali produces the Miles ZX40, an electric version of the Daihatsu Move which became the first Chinese-built vehicle sold in the United States when it was offered in mid-2006 by Miles Automotive Group.
Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xiali
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