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The first generation XP10 series Vitz was designed by Sotiris Kovos [9] at Toyota's ED2 studio in Europe. [10] It was first unveiled at the 1998 Paris Motor Show.Production began in late 1998, [11] with a Japanese on-sale date of January 1999; European sales commenced two months later as the "Toyota Yaris". [9]
The Japanese Toyota Motor Corporation initially acquired 27.8% of the shares in TSAM in 1996, increased this share to 75% in 2002 and finally to 100% in 2009. [1] [3] [4] In 2006, Toyota SA surpassed BMW South Africa as the country's largest automobile exporter. [5] In 2014, Toyota had 8,500 employees in South Africa. [6]
The Toyota Ist (Japanese: トヨタ・ist (イスト), Toyota Isuto) (stylised as ist) is a subcompact car manufactured by the Japanese automaker Toyota.It is exported to the United States as the Scion xA and Scion xD, the Middle East as the Toyota xA and to Europe and Latin America as the Toyota Urban Cruiser for the second generation.
The XP90 series Vitz and Belta share underpinnings with each other including the drivetrain and platform. However, while the Vitz was designed at Toyota's French design studio (Toyota ED²), the Belta was designed at Toyota's Japanese design studio (TMC Design Division) [13] — design projects for similar cars marketed toward different demographics.
Vitz may refer to Toyota Vitz, a car; Vitz-sur-Authie, a commune in France; Mut-vitz, a coffee cooperative in Mexico; ... Contact Wikipedia; Code of Conduct; Developers;
In 1999, the Starlet was replaced by the Vitz—sold as the Echo or Yaris in international markets—and the bB mini MPV, which was later sold as the Scion xB in Canada and the United States and as the Daihatsu Materia in Europe. However, Toyota effectively vacated the European city car market until the Aygo was launched in 2005.
In 1950, Toyota was split into Toyota Motor Co. and Toyota Motor Sales Co. (sales arm of Toyota); the two companies merged in 1982 to create one unified company, with then-Toyota Motor Co. President Eiji Toyoda becoming chairman. Chairmen listed prior to 1982 below were for the pre-merger Toyota Motor Co. only. [114] [115] Rizaburo Toyoda (1937 ...
The Toyota SZ engine family is a series of straight-4 piston engines with a forward-facing exhaust. [1] Toyota Motor Manufacturing (UK) in Deeside produces SZ engines for the Yaris. [2] All three types of the SZ engine are built in Tianjin FAW Toyota Engine Co., Ltd. (TFTE) Plant No. 1 in Xiqing District, Tianjin, China.