Tianjin Xiali
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Tianjin Xiali is the fourth-largest automobile manufacturer in China. Since 2000, it is operated by Toyota in a joint venture with the First Automobile Works.
Before the Toyota acquisition, Xiali produced the TJ7100 hatchback and TJ7101U sedan. These cars, based on the 1987 Daihatsu Charade, are very popular in China as taxicabs. Production at the Tianjin Xiali plant has now shifted to more modern Toyota vehicles, for example the Xiali 2000 is based on the Toyota Platz/Vitz. Toyota also builds and sells vehicles in China under its own brand.
Tianjin Xiali produces the Miles ZX40, an electric version of the Daihatsu Move which became the first Chinese-built vehicle sold in the United States when it was offered in Mid 2006 by Miles Automotive.
