Daihatsu Cast

The Daihatsu Cast (ダイハツ・キャスト) 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 (トヨタ・ピクシスジョイ), 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 175 mm, 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 Activa and Sport variants (as well as the Pixis Joy C and S) were discontinued in March 2020, leaving only the Style variant. Both variants were replaced by the more rugged SUV-styled LA900 series Taft.

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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 was underperforming in the later years.