He toyota yaris It is one of the urban models best known by the public. It is not surprising, since it is a vehicle that has been on the market for more than two decades and of which no less than four generations have been made. Now a very special milestone in its history has just been fulfilled, since the 10 million units produced from this specimen. It joins the select club made up of Corolla, Camry, RAV4, Hilux and Land Cruiser; there is no other brand with so many best sellers.
The unit that reaches that eight-digit figure is a Toyota Yaris with the GR Sport finish that has come off the assembly line of the Valenciennes plant (France). This is the main European headquarters of the model, since they have been producing the urban model in their facilities since 2001. In fact, Europe is the main market for the Yaris. Here, it has accumulated more than 5,155,500 units sold since 1999 and last year 2022 was quite prolific. It captured 8% of the total segment B market.
This model was conceived by and for Europe from the beginning of its existence. It first occurred in the takaoka plant (Japan) and it is currently made in ten facilities, but there is a lot of prominence from the French factory. Its facilities were prepared to be efficient and have a significant volume. At the moment exceeds 250,000 units per year of capacity and has been using renewable energy for some time to reduce its environmental impact.
In addition to producing it efficiently, Toyota has also come up with a smart range. The Yaris has always been the urbanite of the brand, the model with which to conquer the cities, and for a long time it has been diversified with versions for other purposes. Purely sporty variants such as the Yaris GRMN or the GR Yaris surprised. And it adapted to current tastes with the Toyota Yaris Cross, the crossover version. After all this, it is not surprising that throughout his career he has won the European Car of the Year award on two occasions (2000 and 2021) and that he enjoys enviable health.
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