

Japanese markets called the sedan Corolla Axio. The wide-body E150 was first released in China and Europe in early 2007, while the wide-body E140 was released in the Americas and parts of Asia later in the year. Models sold in Australia, Europe and South Africa used the more sophisticated New MC underpinnings and were thus designated as E150. The versions sold in the Americas, Southeast Asia and the Middle East are based on the widened edition of this platform. In other words, the Japanese market E140 carried its MC platform over the previous E120. The chassis of the E140 is based on the Toyota MC platform, with the E150 model deriving from the New MC platform. The Toyota Auris replaced the Corolla hatchback in Japan and Europe but was still badged “Corolla” in Australia and New Zealand. The Toyota Corolla (E140/E150) is the tenth generation of cars sold by Toyota under the Corolla nameplate.
