End of the road for Yaris Liftback Sales Reporting

[matti]

Originally Posted by bradbowl

I was looking over Toyota’s US Monthly Sales reports and thought you would like a final summary for our beloved Yaris Liftback:

For calendar year 2018, Toyota sold 1,940 Yaris liftbacks (out of 2,426,672 in total sales)
From Jan-April 2019, Toyota sold 68 Yaris liftbacks.

Starting in the May 2019 report, Toyota no longer separates the liftback sales, and now has a combined Yaris number. This is probably due to the upcoming Fall release of the new “Yaris” hatchback.

Your homework (I'm a teacher, how could you tell?) is to go hunt down this rare gem of a car and get it in your garage. Just don't let them talk you into a Corolla, they've sold 124,000 of them this year. ;)

Thanks for sharing. I don't know much about the auto industry, but it blows me away that the Yaris Liftback lasted as long as it did, considering how shitty sales have been for years.

[bradbowl]

Originally Posted by matti

Thanks for sharing. I don't know much about the auto industry, but it blows me away that the Yaris Liftback lasted as long as it did, considering how shitty sales have been for years.

Yeah, for every 1 Yaris, they sold 100 Corolla's. I almost think they kept it around as a bait and switch by advertising a cheap price and then upselling folks to the Corolla.

Seeing the 2018 redesign Yaris around town is going to be very rare indeed.

[kimona]

Originally Posted by bradbowl

I almost think they kept it (Yaris) around as a bait and switch by advertising a cheap price and then upselling folks to the Corolla.

With huge factory incentives and dealer discounts, the Corolla wasn't much of an "upsell" since it often sells for less than a Yaris.

[bradbowl]

Originally Posted by kimona

With huge factory incentives and dealer discounts, the Corolla wasn't much of an "upsell" since it often sells for less than a Yaris.

Very true for the base model Corollas especially. The XSE trims of the Corolla are pricier but then again, I’ve never tried to see how much the dealership would come down. It will be interesting to see how the new Yaris hatch does.