CQ Motors, also known as Choro-Q Motors, was founded in February 2002 and based in Daiba, Minato, Tokyo, Japan, as a joint venture between the toy maker Takara, known for its Choro-Q pull-back toy cars, and the Japanese tuning company Cox. The company built small full-electric microcars. Its first line, marketed as the U, was unveiled in January 2002 with sales beginning that autumn, offered in versions including Basic, Town,…