Update : Follow-up entry here.
No specific info on local individual ASEAN countries introduction timing but mid-2010 is a good guess. So expect some good bargains and discounts for the current 482L Vios by the 2nd quarter of this year.
Earlier, we have seen the minor change version of the Belta, the Japanese domestic market equivalent of the Vios. We wrongly anticipated that to be the Vios MC. But after looking at all the various different versions of Belta-Vios-Yaris sedan sold all over the world, it is apparent that TMC adopts a different grille and minor variations in the front bumper design for different markets. In Japan, the Belta is targetted at young urban ladies, while in ASEAN region the Vios has to appeal to a very broad spectrum from fleet taxi users in Indonesia and Thailand (base model J-spec) to the urban yuppies in Bangkok and KL - the sporty Vios GT Street in Thailand and TRD Sportivo in Malaysia. In USA, the Yaris sedan is among the cheapest car you can buy, usually sold to college students.
Below are the different variations of the Belta-Vios-Yaris sedan.
Japanese market Belta
The range topping Vios GT Street from Thailand
The left hand drive US market Yaris sedan. Note the US federal regulation required amber turn signal lenses and 5mph bumper.
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