Toyota Belta

The Toyota Belta (Japanese: トヨタ・ベルタ, Hepburn: Toyota Beruta), marketed as the Vios in selected Asian markets and elsewhere as the Yaris sedan (or simply as Yaris, for markets where the hatchback version is not available), is a subcompact sedan manufactured by Toyota.

The successor to the Platz, the Belta has increased in size over the previous generation such that its interior volume is comparable to the E120 series Corolla. The Belta went on sale in Japan on 28 November 2005 equipped with 1.0 to 1.3 L engines and was available at Toyopet Store and Toyota Corolla Store dealerships. Export sales began in early 2006, with most markets receiving a 1.5 L 1NZ-FE engine as standard fitment, while the smaller 1.3 L 2NZ-FE engine was also offered for selected markets. The VVT-i system was omitted for the 2NZ-FE engine in certain African and Middle Eastern countries where leaded petrol is available. The sedan was introduced as second generation Vios for Southeast Asian market in April 2007 and for the Chinese market in February 2008, succeeding the XP40 series Vios.

In June 2012, the Japanese market Belta was discontinued and replaced by the E160 series Corolla Axio, and it was dropped in Canada and USA to be replaced by the Mazda2 sedan-based Scion iA/Yaris sedan in July 2015. However, the Belta was still produced in Japan for export to Australia and Mexico until it was discontinued in June 2016. For the emerging market, the XP150 series Vios/Yaris sedan replaced the XP90 model in March 2013 as the sedan counterpart to the XP150 series Yaris hatchback.

The "Belta" nameplate was revived in November 2021 for the rebadged Suzuki Ciaz sold in Africa.

The name "Belta" is a contraction of the Italian words "bella gente", or "beautiful people".