Where is the Yaris manufactured?

[Goose]

I'm getting confusing info on this (did a search). It appears that the Yaris is made in France, South Africa and Japan - is this correct? Are there any other locations?

Thanks! :smile:

[bkrownd]

Aren't all of the US cars made in Japan? Mine is.

[Goose]

I think you're right, but I wasn't sure. Thanks to those for any further insights...

[BLH]

My 2007 has a sticker on the underside of the hood.
KANTO Motor Works.

[why?]

all us cars are made in japan, european are made in france. not sure about south africa, well except that the african ones are made there, although not sure if middle east would be there or france. no doubt japan makes all the wrong side drives as well.

[BluYrs]

all us cars are made in japan, european are made in france. not sure about south africa, well except that the african ones are made there, although not sure if middle east would be there or france. no doubt japan makes all the wrong side drives as well.

Some European market Yarii are also made in Japan, like mine. The VIN is the key- if the 1st letter is J, it's Japan-made.

[Yaris Hilton]

Our three Yaris sedans were all made by the Kanto Automotive Works, LTD in Kanegasaki, Iwate Prefecture, Japan.

[IllusionX]

Some of them are made in France and Thailand.

[fidgell]

All Canadian Yarii I are made in Japan. Check the sticker inside the drivers door. Mine says "made in Japan"... This is why its not on Toyotas long list of dangerous recalls perhaps??!!

[Billiam]

... This is why its not on Toyotas long list of dangerous recalls perhaps??!!

Dumbest thing I've ever heard.

[auxmike]

FRANCE! :eek::barf:

[BLOODY_STONE]

taiwan too >>> the new generation of toyota yaris 2010 1.3 sedan with vvti now is made in taiwan as toyota corolla

[tidus1203]

Here in the Philippines Yarises (liftback) are made in Thailand. But the sedan is made here locally in the Philippines.

[fmicle]

Dumbest thing I've ever heard.

Well if you had paid any attention at all you would know by now that the problem seems to have been caused by a mechanical fault in accelerator pedals, that come from the same US-based manufacturer... Do your homework before you try being a smart-ass :thumbdown:

[Billiam]

Well if you had paid any attention at all you would know by now that the problem seems to have been caused by a mechanical fault in accelerator pedals, that come from the same US-based manufacturer... Do your homework before you try being a smart-ass :thumbdown:
EDIT

[roxy1]

Well if you had paid any attention at all you would know by now that the problem seems to have been caused by a mechanical fault in accelerator pedals, that come from the same US-based manufacturer... Do your homework before you try being a smart-ass :thumbdown:

id say he was right on, seeing as how the japan made yaris has already been subject to recall right here in the usa (134,900 of the recalled vehicles residing in the United States).

In extreme front-crash situations, the defective seatbelt unit could cause a foam pad to ignite.

so, for someone to make the comment that the yaris being made in japan "is why its not on Toyotas long list of dangerous recalls perhaps??!! "...is at the very least a comment borne of ignorance.

[Black Yaris]

first digit of your VIN tells you region, first and 2nd together tell you country in which the vehicle was built

A–H = Africa
AA-AH South Africa
AJ-AN Ivory Coast
AP-A0 not assigned
BA-BE Angola
BF-BK Kenya
BL-BR Tanzania
BS-B0 not assigned
CA-CE Benin
CF-CK Madagascar
CL-CR Tunisia
CS-C0 not assigned
DA-DE Egypt
DF-DK Morocco
DL-DR Zambia
DS-D0 not assigned
EA-EE Ethiopia
EF-EK Mozambique
EL-E0 not assigned
FA-FE Ghana
FF-FK Nigeria
FL-F0 not assigned
GA-G0 not assigned
HA-H0 not assigned

J–R = Asia
JA-JT Japan
KA-KE Sri Lanka
KF-KK Israel
KL-KR Korea (South)
KS-K0 not assigned
LA-L0 China
MA-ME India
MF-MK Indonesia
ML-MR Thailand
MS-M0 not assigned
NF-NK Pakistan
NL-NR Turkey
NS-N0 not assigned
PA-PE Philippines
PF-PK Singapore
PL-PR Malaysia
PS-P0 not assigned
RA-RE United Arab Emirates
RF-RK Taiwan
RL-RR Vietnam
RS-R0 not assigned

S–Z = Europe
SA-SM United Kingdom
SN-ST Germany
SU-SZ Poland
S1-S4 Latvia
TA-TH Switzerland
TJ-TP Czech Republic
TR-TV Hungary
TW-T1 Portugal
T2-T0 not assigned
UA-UG not assigned
UH-UM Denmark
UN-UT Ireland
UU-UZ Romania
U1-U4 not assigned
U5-U7 Slovakia
U8-U0 not assigned
VA-VE Austria
VF-VR France
VS-VW Spain
VX-V2 Yugoslavia
V3-V5 Croatia
V6-V0 Estonia
WA-W0 Germany
XA-XE Bulgaria
XF-XK Greece
XL-XR Netherlands
XS-XW USSR
XX-X2 Luxembourg
X3-X0 Russia
YA-YE Belgium
YF-YK Finland
YL-YR Malta
YS-YW Sweden
YX-Y2 Norway
Y3-Y5 Belarus
Y6-Y0 Ukraine
ZA-ZR Italy
ZS-ZW not assigned
ZX-Z2 Slovenia
Z3-Z5 Lithuania
Z6-Z0 not assigned

1–5 = North America
1A-10 United States
2A-20 Canada
3A-3W Mexico
3X-37 Costa Rica
38-30 Cayman Islands
4A-40 United States
5A-50 United States

6–7 = Oceania
6A-6W Australia
6X-60 not assigned
7A-7E New Zealand
7F-70 not assigned

8–9 = South America
8A-8E Argentina
8F-8K Chile
8L-8R Ecuador
8S-8W Peru
8X-82 Venezuela
83-80 not assigned
9A-9E Brazil
9F-9K Colombia
9L-9R Paraguay
9S-9W Uruguay
9X-92 Trinidad & Tobago
93-99 Brazil
90 not assign

[fmicle]

Oh how little you actually know. :bs:

But I'll stay tight lip'd for now. :wink:

Why don't you enlighten me? :eyebulge:

[fmicle]

In extreme front-crash situations, the defective seatbelt unit could cause a foam pad to ignite.


I'd say that "in extreme front-crash situations" the ignited foam pad is the least of my problems... but that's just me... :help:

[fidgell]

The defective throttle parts are made by CTS a US parts company. Its a FACT that North American cars are NOT assembled/built as well as European/Japanese cars, nor do they on the whole have the same quality/reliability in like for like comparisons.

The member saying they know more than the rest of the automotive world on this issue is sadly, deluded, at best.

The recall over the seatbelt issue was brought up by a couple of cases, wasnt as serious as other models' recalls and as almost every single vehicle on the planet has a recall of some kind is the last of Toyotas worries. Vehicle control issues and wayward spare wheels are of some concern to Toyota and the buying (or not now) public. As the other member says, in a moderate front end crash, a small chance of a little fire from the foam under the seat is not exactly going through your mind at the time....:clap:

[roxy1]

and as almost every single vehicle on the planet has a recall of some kind is the last of Toyotas worries.:

exactly, yet the fallacy that japanese made vehicles dont get subjected to recalls still exists....its usually a fantasy that people who bought cars made in japan like to indulge in.

[fidgell]

exactly, yet the fallacy that japanese made vehicles dont get subjected to recalls still exists....its usually a fantasy that people who bought cars made in japan like to indulge in.

ALL vehicles will get recalls, owners just need a sense of reality over the serious (accelerator/brakes etc) against the very small possibility under highly unlikely and unusual situations....(seatbelt sound foam ignition)!!!

Nothing can be tested for every eventuality, but the problem I dont feel is the issue of a recall perse but the likelyhood of it happening and the quality of the parts used in the first place.

Make no mistake the recent mammoth amount of recalls is somewhat unprecedented and HAS left Toyota with a LOT of bridge building to do to regain confidence in the marketplace.

We are lucky, the Yaris appears the best built vehicle in the current Toyota lineup! Maybe it being built in Japan is a coincidence??!!:iono::biggrin:

[Billiam]

The defective throttle parts are made by CTS a US parts company. Its a FACT that North American cars are NOT assembled/built as well as European/Japanese cars, nor do they on the whole have the same quality/reliability in like for like comparisons.

The member saying they know more than the rest of the automotive world on this issue is sadly, deluded, at best.
It's ridiculous to assert that simply because the pedal was produced in the U.S., that is the reason the vehicles were recalled. Just as it's equally ridiculous to say that the Yaris was not recalled simply because it's produced in Japan.

Please show these "facts" concering the inferior build quality of N. American produced Toyotas.

Also, I have a unique perspective on the automotive world...though I can't say a great deal about the Toyota issues, as it would not be prudent. So I should not have even opened my mouth about that.

[roxy1]

It's ridiculous to assert that simply because the pedal was produced in the U.S., that is the reason the vehicles were recalled. Just as it's equally ridiculous to say that the Yaris was not recalled simply because it's produced in Japan.

Please show these "facts" concering the inferior build quality of N. American produced Toyotas.
.

part of my point is that it is impossible to even say the japan made yaris was not recalled, because it was

several years ago, the cambridge plant in canada was producing corollas with less problems per 100 vehicles than the average of corollas made in japan. there was a big stink about why this was occurring (i was living in Japan at the time).

id just as gladly take a corolla made in canada as japan, and would gladly take a yaris made in canada if they were ever to produce them there.

[Billiam]

part of my point is that it is impossible to even say the japan made yaris was not recalled, because it was

several years ago, the cambridge plant in canada was producing corollas with less problems per 100 vehicles than the average of corollas made in japan. there was a big stink about why this was occurring (i was living in Japan at the time).

id just as gladly take a corolla made in canada as japan, and would gladly take a yaris made in canada if they were ever to produce them there.
I was referring to the pedal recall. But it sounds like we're more or less on the same page. :thumbsup:

[specialeducator]

As of 2013, U.S. bound cars are made in Japan and France.

[roxy1]

As of 2013, U.S. bound cars are made in Japan and France.

and I will take either one. in fact, when I bought my '14 yaris I knew it might be coming out of france, but I didn't bother looking where it was built til some time later. it was a non issue to me.

[nookandcrannycar]

As of 2013, U.S. bound cars are made in Japan and France.

Just out of curiosity, has any U.S. member read a post from another member that their 2013 or 2014 Yaris was assembled in France? I have yet to see any like posts. Haven't seen any French Yari on local dealer websites either (don't search regularly).

[ijaen]

Mine is MR from Thailand.