“hatsu knows minicars. Here's the Toyota affiliate's latest, the Move Conte. (Photo courtesy of Daihatsu) It's tall, but in overall length it doesn't”

The Move Conte is the first vehicle to be built at Daihatsu's Oita No. 2 plant, with engines sourced from the even newer Kurume facility. A new derivative of the Daihatsu Move small car has been announced for the Japanese market.

The monthly sales target of the Move Conte is 4,000 units and the manufacturer's suggested retail prices range from between JPY990,000 to JPY1.56 million, excluding consumption tax.

When Daihatsu announced the latest iteration of their MOVE Kei car, we were pleased to see they chose a car that sounded like a part of the female anatomy, thus allowing us to expand our Ten Worst Car Names list.

Tokyo: Daihatsu Motor, Japan's biggest minicar maker, unveiled its new Move Conte yesterday in Japan as rising gasoline prices boost demand for fuel-efficient cars. Daihatsu, 51 per cent owned by Toyota Motor, aims to sell 4,000 Move Contes a month in Japan, t...