Had Stopped, Toyota Yaris Cross Delivery In Australia Was Resumed

Toyota Yaris Cross. (Doc. Global Toyota)

JAKARTA - Some time ago, Toyota Australia announced it was discontinuing shipments of Yaris Cross due to certification scandals or violations in testing in Japan. However, the manufacturer recently announced to resume deliveries of this SUV.

Launching from Drive, Monday, June 10, shipments for customers in this Ethiopian country are expected to restart soon based on current stock. Meanwhile, imports from Japan are believed to be stuck until next July.

"Toyota has continued delivery of Yaris Cross SUVs to customers," the manufacturer wrote.

For models sold in Australia, the manufacturer says that this model has no safety or performance-related issues, and has carried out a properly and transparent investigation.

"We are pleased to report that the investigation and testing are in the right process, confirmed there are no problems for the Yaris Cross Australian specifications," Toyota continued.

Earlier this month, Toyota Australia had suspended temporary shipments of Yaris Cross in the country as an anticipatory measure after reports from Japanese authorities were released.

Previously, in a Toyota Global release published June 3, Toyota said it had reported the results of its investigation on May 31, following instructions from the Japanese Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transportation and Tourism (MLIT) on January 26 this year.

From this Toyota internal investigation, it found irregularities in the hit test method used for 3 production models (Corolla Fielder/Axio and Yaris Cross). Meanwhile, 4 other models that have been stopped production since 2014 (Crown, Isis, Sienta, and RX) were found to have errors in the hit test and other testing methods.

Toyota Motor Corporation Chairman Akio Toyoda apologized to the public for this problem. He said he would be responsible.

"As the party responsible for the Toyota Group, I would like to apologize to the public and various parties who care about the automotive industry," he said.