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Depends who made them for Toyota (might be Spark for those Yarises??)
As it's not even an LHD version, and given the incredibly expensive price (192 euro is nearly three times the price of a Spark), it could be from one of these japanese resin brands, such as Hi-Story or Ignition.
but after a few months of exclusive official use, normal retail releases are often allowed under maker's own name or brand, usually cheaper and in different/wider choice of liveries.
If those manufacturers are actually distributed in Europe, that is. Most japanese brands aren't. Minichamps handles Kyosho, but apart from that... Even Ebbro has no presence in Europe anymore.
Also dealer showrooms can offer a fairly rapid turnover of merchandise lines, so start discounting sooner than expected. No idea how Toyota operate, but I've found several clearance bargains from eg Mercedes/Mazda/Peugeot/Citroen/Alfa/Volvo showrooms over the years of relatively new lines.
That means you're able to find scale models at dealers ? And they put them on clearance after a while ? Wow, the UK is really a different place. I don't have much experience with dealerships over here, but from what I read on forums, most of them don't want to order promotional scale models to display in their showroom, because they know nobody will buy them, and they'll be stuck with outdated merchandise for years. Basically, they're car salesmen, not providers of lifestyle accessories.
I do have recent experience with Mazda, though. The small dealership I went to service my car had zero merchandise on display, apart from car care products. It's been taken over by a bigger dealership group during the pandemic, so I went there last year. They did have a couple of scale model cars in Mazda packaging.
Not in a display case in the showroom, but on a shelf. At the back. With other assorted spare parts. I was probably the first customer to notice them. And they were humongously expensive.