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Daihatsu improves fuel economy in Hijet Cargo and Atrai models
Daihatsu has updated the Hijet Cargo and Atrai light commercial vehicles and put them on sale in Japan.
The company says revised vehicle controls improve fuel economy by 4% to 6%, depending on the model and grade.
The Hijet Cargo now achieves up to 16.6 kilometres per litre, while the Atrai reaches 15.5 kilometres per litre.
These figures use Japan’s WLTC fuel-economy test standard.
The changes also cover the e-Hijet Cargo and e-Atrai, Daihatsu’s light commercial electric vehicles.
Buyers can now choose a 9-inch display audio system that links to a smartphone as a manufacturer option for those electric models.
The updated vehicles are available nationwide in Japan; no further next steps were stated.
Daihatsu announced on November 2 that it had improved the Hijet Cargo and Atrai light commercial vehicles and put them on sale nationwide.
The changes revise vehicle controls and improve fuel economy by 4% to 6%, depending on model and grade.
The Hijet Cargo reaches a maximum fuel economy of 16.6 km/L, while the Atrai reaches 15.5 km/L under the WLTC test mode.
Daihatsu also added a 9-inch smartphone-linked display audio system as a manufacturer option for the e-Hijet Cargo and e-Atrai.
- Who
- Daihatsu Motor.
- What
- It revised the Hijet Cargo and Atrai to improve fuel economy and announced improvements to the e-Hijet Cargo and e-Atrai.
- When
- November 2, 2026.
- Where
- The vehicles went on sale nationwide in Japan.
- Why
- Daihatsu revised vehicle controls to improve fuel economy. The sources do not state a further reason.
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- Announcement and sale
- November 2, 2026
- Hijet Cargo maximum fuel economy
- 16.6 km/L
- Atrai fuel economy
- 15.5 km/L
- Fuel economy improvement
- 4% to 6%, depending on model and grade
- New EV option
- 9-inch smartphone-linked display audio for e-Hijet Cargo and e-Atrai