Yaris hatch discontinued for 2019 in the US?

[matti]

Originally Posted by Hamster

Even if I was in the market for a new car, I don't think I would consider the liftback anyway. I watched a couple of reviews on YouTube of the 2018. Seems like the quality dropped. Like the center console can be wiggled. The problem is, you can no longer get a Yaris made in Japan. I wouldn't trust any car made by the French. I'd question the quality control. I've read in the YouTube comments of Europeans complaining about the quality of even the French-made 2nd gen Yaris. The Corolla hatch looks pretty cool. Bummer it has a CVT, though.

FWIW, the console on my 2012 Yaris (Japanese-built, I believe) wiggled quite a bit. That car also had a lot more squeaks and creaks than my 2017 French-built Yaris. I understand that my n=1 experience doesn't prove anything, but I wanted to throw this out there.