[17] The Liva suffix was derived from the development concept phrase "live your life", while Valco was coined from terms value and comfort.

[21][22] Aimed as the rival to the Dacia/Renault Logan, the vehicle was centered around India and Brazil as the manufacturing base.

Toyota invested $350 million building a second plant in India to produce the Etios, with an initial annual production capacity of around 100,000 vehicles.

Since Toyota had no interest to upgrade the Etios to meet the updated emissions standards, it was replaced by the more upmarket XP150 series Yaris saloon and the Suzuki Baleno-based Glanza hatchback as Toyota's subcompact car offering in the country.

[31] For the Indian market, the petrol engines and transmissions were made locally at Toyota Kirloskar Auto Parts (TKAP), Bidadi, Karnataka, India.

[36][37] In 2019 (stricter from 2010–2015 protocols), both parameters earned 4-star safety rating for the newer version in its most basic Latin American market configuration with 2 airbags.

[citation needed] The cars are prepared by Red Rooster Performance based in Bangalore and designed by Toyota Racing Development (TRD).

The Etios R5 is a R5 rally car built by Toyota Gazoo Racing Paraguay.