OEMs recently announced their May 2025 new car sales results in China.Toyota sold 144,900 units in May, up 6.8% year-over-year (y/y) and achieving growth y/y for 4 consecutive months. Year-to-date (YTD) sales volume totaled 680,000 units, up 7.5% y/y. Specifically, FAW Toyota electrified models and TNGA-K platform-based high-end models took up 48% and 61%, respectively. The FAW Toyota bZ5 midsize battery electric SUV launched on June 10 is expect...

Automotive Sales Data  Updated at: 2025/06/16

la Axio and other models. Operations were suspended from the second shift on January 19  to the second shift on January 24 due to checks on some production processes. On July 19, Toyota Motor Corporation (Toyota) launched the fully redesigned Aqua, a hybrid (HV) compact car. The new model uses the TNGA (GA-B) platform to achieve high body rigidity and quietness as well as a stable driving feel. In addition, by extending the wheelbase by 50mm com...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2025/06/13

or three days and on Production Line #2 two days. Daihatsu Motor Co., Ltd.’s Kyoto Plant will also have holiday shift operation on Saturday August 29. On August 31, Toyota Motor Corporation (Toyota) released the all-new urban subcompact SUV Yaris Cross. Similar to the Yaris hatchback, it uses the TNGA platform (GA-B) to pursue a lightweight, highly rigid body with a low center of gravity. Gasoline and hybrid versions are available, each equippe...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2025/06/13

of its production plants in Japan on October 23. On May 10 Toyota Motor Hokkaido started production of a Direct Shift-CVT called the K120. The K120 is a new type of CVT that pursues a balance between excellent driving performance and high environmental performance through implementation of Toyota's TNGA design principles. By adopting a new start gear, the transmission efficiency in the low speed range has been greatly improved compared to convent...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2025/06/13

bZ5 e-TNGA/e-SUBARU GLOBAL PF Mid-size electric crossover SUV coupe designed for Generation Z and developed jointly with BYD. Its concept model, bZ Sport Crossover, was displayed at Auto Shanghai 2023, and its production model at Auto China 2024. Its model name was renamed from bZ3C to bZ5, and its orders were started at Auto Shanghai in Apr. 2025. The cruising range (CLTC mode) will be 550 km and 630 km....

Model Launch Schedules  Updated at: 2025/06/13

bZ7 e-TNGA/e-SUBARU GLOBAL PF Mid- to large-size electric sedan. Its concept model was displayed at Auto Guangzhou in Nov. 2024, and its production model at Auto Shanghai in Apr. 2025. It will be built at GAC Toyota's plant....

Model Launch Schedules  Updated at: 2025/06/13

EMs recently announced their May 2025 new car sales results in China. Toyota sold 144,900 units in May, up 6.8% year-over-year (y/y) and achieving growth y/y for 4 consecutive months. Year-to-date (YTD) sales volume totaled 680,000 units, up 7.5% y/y. Specifically, FAW Toyota electrified models and TNGA-K platform-based high-end models took up 48% and 61%, respectively. The FAW Toyota bZ5 midsize battery electric SUV launched on June 10 is expect...

News  Updated at: 2025/06/12

el arch liner Automatic parking system Rear door window glass Heat pump system Front multi function monocular camera Front long-range millimeter-wave radar sensor Rear/rear side short and medium millimeter-wave radar sensor ×2 Toyota Safety Sense P-ECU On-board charger for PHV/EV Front seat frame (TNGA) Catalyst for gasoline engine Pawl type one way clutch Creep-free bearing Tonneau cover Condenser HVAC (heat pump) Heater core (heat pump) Connec...

Who Supplies Whom  Updated at: 2025/06/11

ing Aygo’s signature design cue, introduced with the second-generation model in 2014. This is the company’s first full model change to be planned, designed and produced in Europe, through Toyota Motor Europe’s development centre. New Aygo X will be built on the Toyota New Global Architecture (TNGA) GA-B platform. The new model will be produced Toyota Motor Manufacturing Czech Republic’s Kolin plant. On November 9, Toyota Motor Manufacturi...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2025/06/06

t crossmember Rear seat frame Front seat frame Seat back frame Front seat back frame Front seat frame (via Toyota Boshoku Gateway (Thailand) Co., Ltd.) Rear seat frame (via Toyota Boshoku Gateway (Thailand) Co., Ltd.) Rear seat frame NVH foam Driver seat frame Passenger seat frame Front seat frame (TNGA) Seat frame (Tier 2, Supply To: TACHI-S Automotive Seating (Thailand)) Seat frame (Tier 2, Supply To: Lear Automotive (Thailand)) Rear seat cushi...

Who Supplies Whom  Updated at: 2025/06/06

rch 16, Toyota Motor Europe announced that it will invest a further GBP 240 million in its Toyota Manufacturing UK (TMUK) car plant in Burnaston to progressively upgrade the facility with new equipment, technologies and systems to enable production of vehicles on the Toyota New Global Architecture (TNGA) platform. The investment program also includes up to GBP 21.3 million from the UK government for training, R&D, and further enhancements of the ...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2025/06/05

Fortuner IMV PF New IMV PF Platform unknown A 3-row 7-seater SUV from the IMV series for emerging markets. The current model adopts the TNGA architecture and started production at the first Bangalore Plant in Oct. 2016. The exterior and interior were refreshed in Jan. 2021. A 48V MHEV version was added in Jun. 2025. It is equipped with a 2.7L 4-cylinder gasoline engine, a 2.8L 4-cylinder turbo diesel engine, or a 2.8L 4-cylinder turbo diesel eng...

Model Launch Schedules  Updated at: 2025/06/04

ne model with a hybrid powertrain. Toyota has redesigned the car to fit the hybrid system without changing its 2,430 mm wheelbase or boot space. The battery cells are placed side by side under the rear seats to save space. The vehicle is based on GA-B platform of the Toyota Global New Architecture (TNGA). It delivers 116 DIN hp of maximum power output, which is 44 DIN hp more than the previous model. It can accelerate from 0 to 100 kmph in under ...

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(SUV) at Toyota Motor Manufacturing, Turkey (TMMT) in Sakarya, Turkey, at the end of 2016. The new model is the production version of the C-HR Concept, a crossover SUV concept model unveiled at the 2015 Frankfurt Motor Show. It’s a hybrid vehicle (HV) based on Toyota’s new global architecture (TNGA). Further details and the name of the production model will be announced at the upcoming Geneva Motor Show. Toyota will invest EUR 350 million in...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2025/05/30

side the drum brake. The system was designed for subcompact cars, and the first model on which it was adopted was the Honda N-Box Slash. Toyota announced in 2015 that it had selected the new electronic brake system made by ADVICS for its fourth-generation Prius, which was the first model to use the TNGA platform. This new system was designed for hybrid vehicles and uses a motor and hydraulic brake co-operatively for regenerative braking. It has b...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/05/29

increased production of 2.5-liter engine blocks at Bodine’s Troy, Missouri, plant (USD 17.1 million), production of hybrid transaxle cases and 2.5-liter engine blocks at Bodine’s Jackson, Tennessee, facility (USD 14.5 million), and upgrades at TMMAL to enable it to build engines that complement TNGA (USD 106.0 million). The Canadian government announced on May 4 that Toyota Motor Corp. will invest CAD 1.4 billion, with an additional CAD 100 m...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2025/05/22

bZ Woodland e-TNGA/e-SUBARU GLOBAL PF Mid-size electric crossover SUV that is the 2nd model of the bZ Series jointly developed with Subaru. The model name is the bZ4X Touring in Japan, and it is the sibling with the Subaru Trailseeker. The driving range (EPA mode) is 418km (260miles)....

Model Launch Schedules  Updated at: 2025/05/21

bZ4X Touring e-TNGA/e-SUBARU GLOBAL PF Mid-size electric crossover SUV that is the 2nd model of the bZ Series jointly developed with Subaru. The model name in the U.S. is the bZ Woodland, and it is the sibling with the Subaru Trailseeker. The driving range (WLTP mode) is 560km....

Model Launch Schedules  Updated at: 2025/05/21

bZ4X Touring e-TNGA/e-SUBARU GLOBAL PF The second EV jointly developed with Subaru. It is expected to be about 150mm longer than the first, the bZ4X. The vehicle's name in North America will be "bZ Woodland". The Subaru name will be "Trailseeker". It is scheduled to be released around the spring of 2026....

Model Launch Schedules  Updated at: 2025/05/19

l be suspended on August 5 and 6. On August 2, Toyota Motor Corporation (Toyota) released the all-new Land Cruiser (300 Series). It is a completely improved version of the previous model (200 Series) introduced in 2007, retaining the frame structure but newly adopting the GA-F platform based on the TNGA concept. The powertrain consists of a newly developed 3.5L V6 twin-turbo gasoline engine or a 3.3L V6 twin-turbo diesel engine combined with a Di...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2025/05/19