Where Is The T-sport Made?

[mark_n]

Am I right in thinking the Yaris T Sport is made in Japan?

Thanks.

[earpl]

yous gots it ;)

[Black Knight]

Have a look at the VIN.

If it starts with a J it's built in Japan.

Think it starts with a V if it's French Built

[earpl]

all TS are made in japan matey :)

[Black Knight]

Never said it wasn't. Just posting the way of telling where it was built. Don't specifically know whether it's complete Japan build, whether it's built with parts shipped from Japan (like the engine) or whether it's a complete build in France from component parts

[earpl]

just saying :)

[ToTo_17]

Never said it wasn't. Just posting the way of telling where it was built. Don't specifically know whether it's complete Japan build, whether it's built with parts shipped from Japan (like the engine) or whether it's a complete build in France from component parts

The TS models are completely and entirely built in Japan!

[kimi]

all TS are made in japan matey :)

no chris not all of them are built in japan,

when i test drove the t pot the one i drove was a french mk 1,

i asked the salesman for a japan built one he however said he couldnt

garanttee that

when mine came it was japanese built

[earpl]

very strange...................

[clarky]

Sorry mate - Ive seen frenchie ones too

[earpl]

gutted i retract my statement then............. :P

[clarky]

If it makes you feel any better yours is defo a jap! Mine had a little 'made in japan' sticker in the window when I got it.

[chrisb]

If it makes you feel any better yours is defo a jap! Mine had a little 'made in japan' sticker in the window when I got it.

Mines peeling off!

CB

[earpl]

mine peeling off cause i kept it when i had my windscreen changed :P sad eh?

[Tom's_ming]

Have a look at the VIN.

If it starts with a J it's built in Japan.

Think it starts with a V if it's French Built

wt is the vin?

[Al J]

Vehicle Identification Number. Exclusive to each individual car.

[reece]

I saw mine at the dealers when it cam off the boat. It had all the stickers and labels around the car in Japanese!

Pretty cool I thought.

[Baby Yari]

I saw mine at the dealers when it cam off the boat. It had all the stickers and labels around the car in Japanese!

Pretty cool I thought.

..........er yeah, really cool!

[Tom's_ming]

Vehicle Identification Number. Exclusive to each individual car.

is it the chassis no. ? the 13 digit numbers?

[Al J]

Yup!

[Tom's_ming]

Yup!

oic, thanks, yeah my car is born in japan 2, hehe :D

[snellgrove]

Mine has a small 'Made In Japan' sticker on the right hand side of the windscreen :D

[teekay523]

hmmm.... i don't get why if the t sport is made in japan... then how come they say the aygo is made in czech on top gear?

[seveer unaek]

hmmm.... i don't get why if the t sport is made in japan... then how come they say the aygo is made in czech on top gear?

Aygo is made in a PSA-Toyota factory locatede in the Czech Republic. The Aygo is exactley the same car mechnically as the Citroen C1 and Peugeot 107. It's just styling and options which differ. They were designed to be a cheap car... and to make them cheaper, they are all built in the same place. Toyota provide the engines (The 1.0 petrol anyway... the diesels are independent to each marque) and mechanicals (suspension, brakes), Citroen provide the cheap parts (seats, dash, parcel shelf etc) and Peugeot provide bodywork. Then it's assembled in the same place... nice and cheap. Yet strangley they're all too expensive!!

The Yaris is now made in France and has been since 2003 when the facelift came out.

Some T-Sports are made in France for no apparant reason, yet 99% are made in Japan as this is where most of the other Yaris/Echo/Vitz are made and they use the 1.5 engine. Since the T-Sport uses the 1.5 engine and the uprated suspension that the others do (mainly for Australian and American markets) it makes sense to make it there, rather than ship parts all over the world to be assmebled elsewhere.

In business, everything is ruled by money and costs. That's why the Yaris doesn't come with all the nice parts that we put on our cars as standard!