This hybrid-type chassis made it possible for the vehicle to retain the rear-wheel drive layout from the previous generations of Kijang along with its ability to handle heavier loads. Unlike the Kijang and the succeeding Kijang Innova that utilises full ladder frame chassis, the first and second-generation Avanza/Xenia uses a semi- monocoque " unibody" chassis construction where the front half of the chassis is ladder frame, while the rear half is monocoque. The project was also referred by Toyota as the U-IMV (Under- IMV) project, a reference to the Innova that sits in a segment above the Avanza which rides on the IMV platform. Toyota and Daihatsu invested a total of US$90,000,000 for the project. Toyota Motor Corporation handed the development and manufacturing of the vehicle to Astra Daihatsu Motor due to Daihatsu's expertise on low-cost vehicles in Indonesia. Feasibility studies started in 1999 when Toyota-Astra Motor proposed for a cheaper vehicle under the Kijang for the Indonesian market. At the time, the price of the best-selling Kijang had skyrocketed, while the economy in the country had just recovered from the crisis. The Avanza and Xenia were both conceived by Toyota, Daihatsu and its Indonesian subsidiaries in the wake of the 1997 Asian financial crisis. The second-generation Avanza received a flagship trim level called the Veloz (taken from English word "velocity" and Spanish for "fast"), which has been made a separate model for the third generation. The "Avanza" name is taken from the Spanish word which means "get moving" and Italian word "avanzato", which means "advance", while "Xenia" is taken from the Greek word " Xenia" (a Greek concept of hospitality), which means "guest-friendship". At the height of its popularity in 2013, the Avanza made up 17 percent of total automobile sales in Indonesia (22 percent combined with the Xenia). The Avanza had been the best-selling car in Indonesia for 13 consecutive years (between 20 respectively), before its position was being taken by the Honda Brio in 2020. Combined the sales with Xenia, the vehicle has been sold up to 2.75 million units. Īs of December 2018, the Avanza had been sold 1.7 million units, where 393,380 of it were exported outside Indonesia. A rebadged version of the car was sold in China under the FAW badge until 2016. In addition to Indonesia, the Avanza is sold throughout Southeast Asia, South Africa, Mexico, Pakistan, Nepal, Cambodia, Myanmar, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, the Middle East, Caribbean, Egypt and various other African countries. Its spiritual predecessor was the Kijang, whose model program has since been split to two different models (the other being the larger, more expensive Kijang Innova) to expand Toyota's reach in the MPV sector. The Avanza was developed as an entry-level MPV mainly for the Indonesian market, and mainly produced in Indonesia by Astra Daihatsu Motor. The Toyota Avanza is an MPV designed and produced by Daihatsu and marketed by Toyota.
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