Toyota Etios Liva to Launch on 27th June 2011 - India

One of the world's largest car maker Toyota will launch its much awaited Etios Liva hatchback this June,2011.

The new Etios Liva is a hatchback version of the Etios sedan which was launched in the country in December 2010. The new Etios Live will come powered by a 1.2L petrol engine and later on company may bring a diesel version but is it not confirmed the date or time frame for same.

Interestingly, Honda is also going to launch Honda Brio this October to take on Etios Liva car. Etios Liva will be launched in 27 June 2011. Speaking at the launch of the new variant of the premium sedan Corolla Altis, he said TKM hopes to sell 60,000 units of its sedan Etios and upcoming small car Liva. When asked if the company would export Etios, Nakagawa said: "Our focus is India. But we are currently studying the option".

The Etios is still seeing huge waiting period and when asked about waiting period and production for new Etios Liva, he replied "When we launched the Etios, we had about six months of waiting period, which has come down to about two months now, after starting the second shift of production in March. By the end of this month, it will come down to less than a month".