Daihatsu Cast
The Daihatsu Cast is a kei car built by the Japanese manufacturer Daihatsu since 2015. It comes in three variations designated, "Style", "Activa" and "Sport". Each one can be equipped with either front- or four-wheel drive configuration.
The Cast is also sold by Toyota as the Toyota Pixis Joy, which was launched on 31 August 2016.
Overview
The Cast Style/Pixis Joy F is targeted at customers who desire an upmarket small passenger vehicle; the Cast Activa/Pixis Joy C is marketed primarily as a light off-road capable crossover with a minimum ground clearance of, while the Cast Sport/Pixis Joy S is given such features as handling-oriented suspension tuning to increase its appeal to performance customers. A continuously variable transmission is fitted on all models and the Sport variant is sold with a 7-speed paddle-shifted mode.The Cast was lightly facelifted in October 2017, including new grilles for the Style and Activa models and new colors. The Smart Assist collision avoidance system was updated to the third generation, called the "SA III".
The Activa and Sport variants were discontinued in March 2020, leaving only the Style variant. Both variants were replaced by the more rugged SUV-styled LA900 series Taft.
Sales
In September 2015, Daihatsu set monthly sales target for the Cast at 5,000 units. The Cast managed to exceed the target in 2016 but underperformed in the later years. It had a fairly long production run by Japanese standards, being discontinued at the end of June 2023.| Year | Japan |
| 2015 | 32,324 |
| 2016 | 66,290 |
| 2017 | 45,540 |
| 2018 | 42,495 |
| 2019 | 40,341 |
| 2020 | 20,701 |
| 2021 | 17,113 |
| 2022 | 15,073 |
| 2023 | 8,181 |