From September 1986 to 2009, it sold over 1.5 million units in that country. In China, the Daihatsu Charade was called Xiali and was produced by Tianjin FAW, under the registered mark of 'China FAW'. It replaced the Daihatsu Consorte, although the Charmant took over from the bigger-engined Consortes, and didn't share a platform with a Toyota product. In Japan, it offers buyers more interior space and a larger engine that allows for the car to also be used outside of urban areas. It is considered by Daihatsu as a 'large compact' or ' supermini' car, to differentiate it from the smaller kei car compacts in its line-up, such as the Daihatsu Mira. The Daihatsu Charade is a supermini car produced by the Japanese manufacturer Daihatsu from 1977 to 2000.
