The Toyota Belta, referred to in North America

North America

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n and Australia

Australia

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n markets as the Toyota Yaris

Toyota Yaris

The Toyota Yaris is a subcompact car produced by Toyota since 1999. Between 1999 and 2005, some markets received the same vehicles under the Toyota Echo name...

 and in South Asia

South Asia

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n markets as the Toyota Vios

Toyota Vios

The Toyota Vios is a 4-door subcompact sedan developed for the South East Asia, China, and Taiwan markets.Introduced in 2003, the Vios serves as a replacement of the Toyota Tercel , which filled the Asian subcompact market for a 1.5 litre, below the Toyota Corolla and Toyota Camry, both of which...

, is a subcompact sedan manufactured by Toyota. It is a redesigned version of the discontinued Toyota Platz

Toyota Platz

The Toyota Platz is a subcompact automobile that was manufactured in Japan by Toyota from 1999 through to 2005, when replaced by the Toyota Belta. Designated by Toyota as the XP10 series, the Platz was sold in export markets as either the Toyota Echo or Toyota Yaris...

 sedan, and went on sale in 2006 equipped with 1.0- to 1.3-liter engines in Japan, and with a 1.5-liter engine in some export markets.

For most Asian markets (except Japan), the Belta is built and assembled in Thailand and the Philippines.