April Yaris Sales: Up

[nookandcrannycar]

^^^^^ It's too bad this refresh is only for 1 year here. Is the 2016 'Mazda 2 clone' something that is only being done in North America?...In other words, will the 2015 refresh be sold a bit longer in a few other markets?

[Kalispel]

Originally Posted by nookandcrannycar

^^^^^ It's too bad this refresh is only for 1 year here. Is the 2016 'Mazda 2 clone' something that is only being done in North America?...In other words, will the 2015 refresh be sold a bit longer in a few other markets?

Where did you read that the 2015 Yaris refresh would not extend into 2016 here in the USA/Canada?

The Mazda2 re-badge is going to be a (very ugly) Scion iA here in the USA, and sold as a Yaris Sedan in Canada. As far as I know, Mazda isn't going to re-badge the hatchback version of their latest "Kodo" Mazda2, but since they don't sell the Mazda2 sedan in the USA/Canada anyway (sadly enough), I guess they decided to make some money off of it as a re-badge instead.

[nookandcrannycar]

Originally Posted by Kalispel

Where did you read that the 2015 Yaris refresh would not extend into 2016 here in the USA/Canada?

The Mazda2 re-badge is going to be a (very ugly) Scion iA here in the USA, and sold as a Yaris Sedan in Canada. As far as I know, Mazda isn't going to re-badge the hatchback version of their latest "Kodo" Mazda2, but since they don't sell the Mazda2 sedan in the USA/Canada anyway (sadly enough), I guess they decided to make some money off of it as a re-badge instead.

I thought I included the word hatch in that sentence . The Scion iA is the Yaris SEDAN in Canada. The Scion iM is a much simpler Lexus CT200h, and is badged otherwise on other continents. The 2016 Yaris hatch for the U.S. (thought at one point to be here for 2015) will be built in the 'Mazda 2 plant' in Mexico. There are past Yarisworld threads on this subject with links. Here is a link from an internet search I just did. Called 'Subcompact Toyota' in the title, it is referred to as a Yaris in the article.


http://blog.caranddriver.com/next-ge...mexican-plant/

[nookandcrannycar]

Originally Posted by Kalispel

Where did you read that the 2015 Yaris refresh would not extend into 2016 here in the USA/Canada?

The Mazda2 re-badge is going to be a (very ugly) Scion iA here in the USA, and sold as a Yaris Sedan in Canada. As far as I know, Mazda isn't going to re-badge the hatchback version of their latest "Kodo" Mazda2, but since they don't sell the Mazda2 sedan in the USA/Canada anyway (sadly enough), I guess they decided to make some money off of it as a re-badge instead.

See the link 428CobraJet found today (linked article is dated today) and posted (post #9) to his 'Test drove a Fit, Mirage, Yaris' thread (3rd Gen section) that confirms the Yaris will essentially be 'a Mazda 2', built alongside the Mazda 2 at Mazda's plant in Mexico.