Toyota has offered 10 million Land Cruisers
Toyota introduced Friday that it has offered 10 million models of its iconic Land Cruiser sequence of SUVs worldwide as of Aug. 31—68 years after the Toyota “Jeep BJ” that launched the nameplate was launched.
Exports of the Toyota Land Cruiser started in November, 1955, with the introduction of the 20 Sequence. Whereas preliminary volumes weren’t notably spectacular (fewer than 100 models yearly), inside a decade Toyota was shifting greater than 10,000 to world markets annually. Immediately, Toyota says it sells roughly 400,000 examples of the Land Cruiser and its derivatives yearly throughout 170 world markets.
1951 Toyota Land Cruiser
The corporate credit the Land Cruiser with serving to set up Toyota’s popularity for constructing sturdy, dependable automobiles, creating what it calls a “foothold” for its enlargement into completely different markets, which have since grown to embrace different merchandise in its now-much-larger lineup. In 2018, the most important marketplace for Land Cruiser-family automobiles was the Center East, which accounted for roughly 33 % of its worldwide quantity at about 132,000 automobiles.
1955 Toyota Land Cruiser
The second-largest market is Europe with about 54,000 offered. North America ranks after Oceania (Australia, New Zealand) and Asia with 36,000 offered.
For 2020, Toyota introduced a Land Cruiser Heritage Version package deal for individuals who wish to take part on the corporate’s nostalgia. Accessible on the two-row mannequin solely, the Heritage Version options retro exterior badges, distinctive wheels, some blacked out trim components, and a smattering of well-liked facilities, together with heated and cooled seats. Only one,200 might be made.
1984 Toyota Land Cruiser
Whereas rumors abounded earlier this 12 months that the slow-selling SUV won’t come again for one more act, Toyota senior VP of Automotive Operations Invoice Fay assured Motor Authority that the corporate is dedicated to holding the nameplate in U.S. showrooms. The brand new Land Cruiser, due in 2021 (simply in time for the nameplate’s 70th anniversary), is anticipated to ditch the long-running V-Eight in favor of a 6-cylinder engine, seemingly turbocharged. Electrification can be seemingly, however no formal plans have been introduced.
Toyota gave some perception into the following Land Cruiser in its launch. The corporate stated growth will comply with the premise that it will likely be utilized in each nook of the world, and famous that it’s going to set more-rigorous requirements. That seemingly means extra functionality to go along with its historical past of reliability.