Carmaker1
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As we all know next year will bring a new Land Cruiser and Tundra.
What I am curious about are the nameplates 4Runner and Tacoma as I have gotten resettled back in the United States for quite a while.
As we can see it is going to be a tricky bet for Toyota to comfortably redesign a multitude of body-on-frame product by the end of 2023. It has been thought some vehicles could be merged or killed off in favor of one or the other.
As it stands:
2019:
2020 4Runner refresh, 2020 Tacoma facelift, 2020 Tundra mini-update, 2020 Sequoia mini-update, 2020 LC200 Heritage Edition
January 2020 to December 2020:
0 redesigns and refreshes, minor additions only in Nightshade and Trail Editions
January 2021 to December 2021:
All new 2022 Land Cruiser (for non-USA?) and all-new 2022 Tundra pickup.
January 2022 to December 2022:
All new Sequoia, built at TMMTX.
New 4Runner?
After that, it's gets rather vague.
I had read an end of production date for the current, Tacoma for June 30, 2022. That date is no longer valid as it was removed.
As far as I see it, I am still not confident Toyota can manage redesign of multiple products on the same architecture so close to each other.
TNGA-K debuted on the Camry in July 2017, but nothing else on that architecture appeared in 2017. Next GA-K vehicle was the Avalon in June 2018, ES and RAV4 appeared late 2018.
Prius launched TNGA-C in December 2015, while the GA-C vehicle, C-HR, launched in January 2017. Next set appeared in mid-2018 and December 2018 via new Corolla vehicles and new UX.
Clearly there's a pattern in regards to staggered introductions.
My question is because the 4Runner is going to be 13 years old come October 2022 and in some sense, maybe 20 years old as N210 is quite similar.
Tacoma will be 7 years, 1 month on the market in October 2022 since September 10, 2015 launch, plus heavily related to the truck introduced October 18, 2004 as a 2005 model.
Both are of priority, but which one do you think is more in need of attention? Which one makes more sense to you, for Toyota to redesign first?
Tacoma & IMV global vehicles (Hilux & SUV) or 4Runner and Prado/GX? They all can't be done the same year in 2022.
2023 Sequoia will also be demanding to manage in a new plant, so adding 2-3 more F vehicles will be a challenge, so some will be held back.
I would like you guys to participate in a poll deciding which vehicle (family) should come first. Thank you.
What I am curious about are the nameplates 4Runner and Tacoma as I have gotten resettled back in the United States for quite a while.
As we can see it is going to be a tricky bet for Toyota to comfortably redesign a multitude of body-on-frame product by the end of 2023. It has been thought some vehicles could be merged or killed off in favor of one or the other.
As it stands:
2019:
2020 4Runner refresh, 2020 Tacoma facelift, 2020 Tundra mini-update, 2020 Sequoia mini-update, 2020 LC200 Heritage Edition
January 2020 to December 2020:
0 redesigns and refreshes, minor additions only in Nightshade and Trail Editions
January 2021 to December 2021:
All new 2022 Land Cruiser (for non-USA?) and all-new 2022 Tundra pickup.
January 2022 to December 2022:
All new Sequoia, built at TMMTX.
New 4Runner?
After that, it's gets rather vague.
I had read an end of production date for the current, Tacoma for June 30, 2022. That date is no longer valid as it was removed.
As far as I see it, I am still not confident Toyota can manage redesign of multiple products on the same architecture so close to each other.
TNGA-K debuted on the Camry in July 2017, but nothing else on that architecture appeared in 2017. Next GA-K vehicle was the Avalon in June 2018, ES and RAV4 appeared late 2018.
Prius launched TNGA-C in December 2015, while the GA-C vehicle, C-HR, launched in January 2017. Next set appeared in mid-2018 and December 2018 via new Corolla vehicles and new UX.
Clearly there's a pattern in regards to staggered introductions.
My question is because the 4Runner is going to be 13 years old come October 2022 and in some sense, maybe 20 years old as N210 is quite similar.
Tacoma will be 7 years, 1 month on the market in October 2022 since September 10, 2015 launch, plus heavily related to the truck introduced October 18, 2004 as a 2005 model.
Both are of priority, but which one do you think is more in need of attention? Which one makes more sense to you, for Toyota to redesign first?
Tacoma & IMV global vehicles (Hilux & SUV) or 4Runner and Prado/GX? They all can't be done the same year in 2022.
2023 Sequoia will also be demanding to manage in a new plant, so adding 2-3 more F vehicles will be a challenge, so some will be held back.
I would like you guys to participate in a poll deciding which vehicle (family) should come first. Thank you.
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