Even with that face, the 2023 Toyota Yaris still outsold the City Hatchback in Thailand in April
CY Foong · May 26, 2023 11:40 AM
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The phrase “never judge a book by its cover” doesn’t seem to apply to the Toyota Yaris which has been given a conflicted-looking makeover recently in Thailand. Beauty can be subjective but it doesn’t really strike much to the 2023 Toyota Yaris facelift as it became the Kingdom’s best-selling B-segment hatchback in April.
According to sales data published by Autolife Thailand, 2,288 units of the refreshed Toyota Yaris have been sold that month which translates to nearly half of the total hatchback sales in April.
Meanwhile, the Honda City Hatchback saw 1,094 units being sold in the same period. While it took second place in April, the City Hatchback remained Thailand’s best-selling B-segment hatchback of 2023 so far with 7,665 units sold ahead of the Yaris’ 4,739 units.
Taking third place in April is the Suzuki Swift with 557 units sold which puts it in the same position overall behind the City Hatchback and Yaris with 2,020 units sold so far.
The biggest improvement though belonged to the Mazda 2 Hatchback which climbed to fourth place in April with 321 units sold. However, Mazda’s littlest car outside of the rebadged Suzuki kei cars is placed last overall in terms of sales for the first 4 months of 2023.
But back to the Toyota Yaris which has just been given minor quality-of-life updates in Malaysia which includes the addition of paddle shifters and USB-C ports as well as the base J variant being dropped. Prices however remain the same which range from RM 83,300 for the Yaris 1.5E, to RM 87,600 for the Yaris 1.5G.
Traded advertising for a career that fits his passion for cars. Enjoys spotting cars during his free time and has a soft spot for Japanese Kei cars but drives a thirsty manual sedan.
