Toyota VitzBody types: Hatch. (help) The Toyota Vitz, Toyota Ractis, and Toyota Belta are the current models of a small subcompact car in Japan launched by Toyota Motor Corporation in 1999. Vitz is the name used in Japan for 3- and 5-door hatchbacks, Belta for sedans and Ractis for a small, now obselete minivan. In Europe is sold as Toyota Yaris, the same in Central America and South America. For North America, Toyota renamed the car as ECHO until mid-2006, when will be replaced with the new model of Belta, and will be named the same as Europe and the other part of The Americas, Yaris.The Yaris went on sale in Europe early in 1999. The Toyota Platz was sold in North America first in 2000 under the name of ECHO and available only as sedan with 2 or 4 doors. However, after the design of the European Yaris hatchback was slightly refreshed in February 2003, its slightly modified version went on sale in Canada for the 2004 model year as the ECHO Hatchback, but was not sold in the United States. The Yaris was voted European Car of the Year for 2000.
| Year, month | Frame | Pictures | | 1999, january | SCP10 |
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| 1999, august | NCP15, SCP10 |
| 1999, october | NCP10, NCP15 |
| 2000, august | NCP15, SCP10, NCP10 |
| 2000, october | NCP10, NCP13 |
| 2000, december | NCP15, SCP10, NCP10 |
| 2001, may | SCP10 |
| 2001, december | NCP10, NCP15, NCP13, SCP10 |
Toyota Vitz cars, all models:
since 2005-2006-2007 |
