The Toyota Vitz is a line of three- and five-door hatchback

Hatchback

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 subcompact car

Subcompact car

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s produced since 1998 by the Japanese automobile manufacturer Toyota. Now in its third generation, the name "Toyota Vitz" has been used consistently in Japan, with most international markets receiving the same vehicle under the Toyota Yaris name, or formerly as the Toyota Echo in some markets for the first generation.

As of 2010, the first two generations had achieved in excess of 3.5 million sales in over 70 countries, including more than 1.4 million in Japan.
The first generation XP10 series Toyota Vitz, designed by Sotiris Kovos

Sotiris Kovos

Sotiris Kovos is a Greek automobile designer born in Athens in 1965. He studied in Greece and the United Kingdom and became known after his design of Toyota Yaris, introduced in 1999. He is also responsible for a number of concept cars as well as the Lexus SC300 and Lexus SC430 models...

 at Toyota's ED2 studio in Europe.