The 2023 Toyota Yaris Cross, just launched in Indonesia, is made in the ASEAN country and will be exported to Asia and Latin America. The B-segment SUV comes in pure petrol form as well as a hybrid – the Yaris Cross HV is the second Toyota hybrid model to be made in Indonesia after the Kijang Innova Zenix Hybrid.
A ceremony to launch production and exports was held at the Toyota Motor Manufacturing Indonesia (TMMIN) Karawang 1 and 2 factories yesterday. According to Autonetmagz, the Yaris Cross’ lithium-ion hybrid battery is assembled locally at the Karawang 2 plant, while the engine is made in the Karawang 3 factory.
The Yaris Cross has 80% local content for both ICE and hybrid variants. The report states that with an investment of Rp 2.5 trillion (RM775 million), TMMIN added 12 new suppliers to the roster and now has 116 local vendors.
Toyota’s target is to export over 22,000 units of the Yaris Cross to markets in Asia and South America, with exports projected to hit 40,000 units in 2025. TMMIN is looking to increase total exports from Indonesia this year by 5% to 316,000 units.
The Honda HR-V-sized Yaris Cross is available in Indonesia with two powertrains in six variants, priced from the equivalent of RM109k to RM137k. Full details and specs here. Like what you see? Will this work in Malaysia if a CKD version is priced between the Perodua Ativa and Toyota Corolla Cross?
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Good job Indonesia. You guys should thanks Bapak Otomobil Indonesia dan Thailand Dr Mahathir.
Toyita, hyundai, possibly msny more wanted to set up manufscturing plant in this country, but our gomen but with condition we abude by asean free trade sgreement but our gomen says no on account of protecting proton, or rather drb-hicom, so they all go elsewhere.
That is why our economy lost its dynamism.
From mrt to national cars to rice monopoly and power station, our economy crumbles just so that one oerson flourish.
Imagine buying hrv with 1.5 NA engine and pay over 100k
Corolla cross will be a better option as its based on toyota tnga platform unlike this one which is under daihatsu dnga platform
What is so bad about DNGA platform?
in malaysia, everyone must hail only 2 car brands, T and H. so everything else no good. old pakcik/uncle knowledge.
Hallelujah Yaris Cross
Does this deserve the Toyota badge?
This mean no P2 model. UMW will sell this.
So from Rocky/Raize/Ativa spawn into:
1. Veloz/Avanza/Alza – MPV
2. Agya/Ayla/Axia – Compact
3. Vios – sedan
4. Yaris/Sirion/Myvi – Hatchback
5. Yaris Cross – B Xover
toyota ativa
this will end up like the Veloz & Alza.
where P2 sells it, Toyota also sells it.
each with slight variations.
I will only buy the one with telescopic steering. bye bye P2 version.
does it still come with infamous foot brake parking?
80% Indonesia content or local content as our local?
Local Indonesia made parts.
still better than P2’s locally sourced parts.
cermin retak, rattling plastic parts. geli.
Expecting the yaris cross will be expensive here in malaysia. With the dap lead madani gov screwing our economy and the exchange rate, what else we can expect?
affordable lexus
this > hrv, because blind spot monitor