Daihatsu Motor Co. Ltd. (Daihatsu Kogyo Kabushiki-gaisha) is the oldest Japanese manufacturer of cars, mostly producing smaller models and off-road vehicles. Its headquarters are located in Ikeda, Osaka Prefecture. Daihatsu was formed in 1951 as successor organisation to Hatsudoki and, in the 1960s, started exporting cars to Europe, although it did not enjoy any major sales success until well into the 1980s.