Toyota Minivan Will Compete With Opel Meriva In The European Market

Toyota Minivan Will Compete With Opel Meriva In The European Market

Toyota Minivan returns to the minivan segment in Europe with the launch of the Verso-S model that debuts at the Paris Salon (France) in Last September 2010 and goes on sale next year. According to the Japanese automaker, the car will smaller minivan useable in the European market, with less than 4 feet long.

With the end of the Yaris Verso minivan sales in 2006, Toyota was remove in a segment that is expanding rapidly. In 1999, when the Yaris Verso hit the market, sales of minivans totaled 80 thousand units per year in Europe. Last year, that number jumped to 407,000 vehicles.

The minivan segment is on the European market led by Opel Meriva, with 83,746 units sold in 2009, followed by the Citroen C3 Picasso, with 75,723 units in 2009, and Renault Modus / Grand Modus, with 71,054 units, according to company survey data from the automotive sector, Jato Dynamics. Wait presence of Toyota Minivan.