The Toyota-Daihatsu jointly owned internal company; Emerging-market Compact Car Company (EMCC) will be dissolved effective today. The company was previously responsible for models like the AC100 generation Toyota Vios and the ASEAN market Toyota Yaris Cross. The reorganization comes after Daihatsu was revealed to have fudged vehicle homologation and crash testing data for many of its models, including those sold in Southeast Asia. Also read: Chairman Akio Toyoda is furious, suspends shipment of

Since its global debut in Indonesia in May, the DNGA-based 2023 Toyota Yaris Cross has made its way to some of its neighbours in Southeast Asia including Cambodia and the Philippines. Thailand is its next destination as it was reported that the compact crossover would be launched on 5 October 2023. According to Autolife Thailand, the Yaris Cross would only be offered with a 1.5-litre hybrid engine. It seems the 1.5-litre petrol variants are not likely to make their way into the Kingdom for now.

The Toyota Yaris Cross continues its rise in popularity against the Honda HR-V in Indonesia as it sold 1,849 units in the country in July 2023. Meanwhile, its H-badged rival sold 1,509 units in the same month. According to Gaikindo’s sales data, both the Yaris Cross and HR-V dominated the compact crossover segment in the country that month as the only models to post 4-figure sales. In third place is the Chinese Wuling Alvez with 301 units followed by the Hyundai Creta (298 units) and Chery Omoda

2021 could be a busy year for Toyota, as they recently trademarked a number of nameplates and designs in Vietnam, with the Toyota Yaris Cross being one of them. Judging from the trademark filings, the Toyota Yaris Cross could find its way to Vietnam in the near future, as the model was just introduced in Singapore a week ago. Seeing that the Toyota Corolla Cross has already found its way to Vietnam, the Yaris Cross could follow soon. It remains to be seen what powertrain options will be offered,

Just like the all-new Honda Jazz (which Malaysia is missing out), Singapore is set to be the first market in ASEAN to get the all-new 2021 Toyota Yaris Cross this week. Borneo Motors, the official distributor of Toyota vehicles on the island, has set up an inquiry page on its website. The Yaris Cross will be unveiled virtually via Facebook on Thursday, 14-January 2021 at 8.30 pm. It is still unclear what are the variants on offer for the Singaporean-spec Yaris Cross. In Japan, the Yaris Cross is

Toyota has just taken the covers off the new Yaris Cross, its latest B-segment SUV. The new Yaris Cross is built on the same TNGA-B platform as the Yaris hatchback, sharing the same powertrains too. Speaking of powertrains, the Yaris Cross will be offered with a 1.5-litre 3-cylinder petrol-electric hybrid powertrain or a regular 1.5-litre naturally-aspirated petrol engine, mated to Toyota's Direct Shift CVT. Power is delivered to either the front wheels or all four wheels. Apart from its hybrid