Daihatsu

Daihatsu Copen drivers will soon be able to customize their cars with 3D-printed parts in a variety of designs. The Japanese carmaker is said to be one of the first to be making mass-customization available in this way and is working with 3D printing firm Stratasys to develop the system.

Daihatsu is not an automaker we talk about all that often, but when we do, it's usually because of a very interesting concept car or two. For this year's Tokyo Motor Show, Daihatsu has dedicated its concept cars to rethinking the vehicle interior.

Japanese carmaker Daihatsu and Stratasys, an American 3D Printing company, have announced the formation of a unique personalizing service for Daihatsu Copen owners, which will enable them to design and personalize some of the panels on their car, in both form and texture.

Tokyo Auto Salon – the slightly off-the-wall sibling of the far more staid bi-annual Tokyo Motor Show – is part showcase for the Japanese custom car industry and part theatrical show. Here's our look at some of the colorful highlights from the 2015 event.

Daihatsu, raised some eyebrows a couple of years ago when it unveiled its FC ShoCase vehicle. It was powered by a prototype fuel cell that was said to overcome some of the key limitations of traditional hydrogen fuel cells. This year, a new FC concept vehicle has been presented – the FC Deco Deck.

The doors have opened on the 43rd Tokyo Motor Show. If you love cars and bikes, it is heaven under one roof. Japan is home for fifteen automakers, hundreds of component makers, and the highest concentration of R&D for every facet of public and personal transport in the world.

Daihatsu showed off its hydrazine fuel cell concept at the Thai Motor Show.

Bonsai car specialist Daihatsu is to exhibit three new concept cars at the Tokyo Motor Show two weeks from now - a micro sports car, a fuel cell commercial vehicle and a narrow-track, lightweight, tandem two-seater EV