Toyota reveals 3rd-gen Vitz

Toyota has launched its third generation Vitz in Japan, stressing the “outstanding” fuel efficiency of 26.5 kilometers per liter due to a new start-stop system, in the government 2010-2015 test cycle. The model was built at Toyota’s plant in France but won’t be launched in Europe until around the third quarter of 2011. The Vitz has booked cumulative sales in of 3.5 million units in more than 70 markets since 1999. (December 24, 2010)