Takeoka Auto Craft

Takeoka Auto Craft
TypeYūgen gaisha
IndustryAutomotive
Founded1 October 1982; 44 years ago (1982-10-01)
Headquarters
Toyama
,
Japan
ProductsAutomobiles

Takeoka Auto Craft Co. Ltd. (有限会社タケオカ自動車工芸, Takeoka Jidōsha Kōgei), commonly known as Takeoka, is a Japanese automobile manufacturer that specializes in microcars.

Company history

The company was founded in 1981 in Toyama. On October 1, 1982, the entry was made as a Yūgen gaisha. The production of small cars began in 1990. The brand name is Takeoka.

In 1998 the range was expanded to include electric cars.

Abbey
Lala

Products

Takeoka's first model, the Abbey (ア ビ ー, Abī), was 215 cm long and weighed about 145 kg. A 49 cc engine drove the vehicles. Until 1997, about 1,500 Abbeys were sold. The current series, the Abbey Carrot, uses a water-cooled four-cylinder engine sourced from the Yamaha CE50 scooter, featuring a displacement of 50 cm³, weighing 160 kg, and has a top speed of 60 km/h (37 mph).

The Lala (ララ) is a one-seater electric minicar (motorized four-wheeled bicycle) that contains the same features as a typical mini-car, launched in 2016. Vehicles manufactured by China's Jiayuan Automobile are imported, modified independently, and sold.

Discontinued

The Rookie (ル ー キ ー, Rūkī) is a three-wheel covered electric motor scooter with a length of 180 cm, a weight of 110 kg, and a top speed of 34 km/h (21 mph). (1997－2024)

The Milieu (ミ リ ュ ー R, Miryū R) is an electric microcar, measuring 215 cm in length and weighing 295 kg, with a maximum speed of 60 km/h (37 mph), and a range of 50 km. (2000－2024)

The T-10 is also an electric car measuring at 224 cm in length, 365 kg in weight, with a 55 km/h (34 mph) top speed, and a 45 km range. There is a T-10G version with a 50 cm² petrol engine made for long-distance journeys. (2011－2024)

In addition, the company released an electric snow plow, the Oscha (オ ス チ ャ, Osucha) in 2013.

References

  1. 1 2 Linz, Harald H. and Schrader, Harald (2008). Die Internationale Automobil-Enzyklopädie. United Soft Media Verlag. ISBN 978-3-8032-9876-8.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  2. 1 2 3 4 George Nick Georgano (Chefredakteur): The Beaulieu Encyclopedia of the Automobile. Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, Chicago 2001, ISBN 1-57958-293-1, S. 1561. (englisch)
  3. ↑ "会社情報" (in Japanese). Takeoka Jidōsha Kōgei. Retrieved 2016-04-30.
  4. 1 2 "アビ" (in Japanese). Takeoka Jidōsha Kōgei. Retrieved 2016-04-30.
  5. ↑ "ミリューR" (in Japanese). Takeoka Jidōsha Kōgei. Retrieved 2016-04-30.
  6. ↑ "T-10" (in Japanese). Takeoka Jidōsha Kōgei. Retrieved 2016-04-30.
  7. ↑ "T-10" (in Japanese). Takeoka Jidōsha Kōgei. Retrieved 2016-04-30.
  8. ↑ "オスチャ" (in Japanese). Takeoka Jidōsha Kōgei. Retrieved 2016-04-30.