It has nothing to do with the German and Japanese, and the best-selling joint venture brands in the Chinese auto market must have a place reserved for Toyota. Of course, there are also some critical voices, saying that the replacement of people is particularly slow, and the structure of the interior is generally relatively LOW, and the result is still sold at such an expensive price, what is the basis?
The reason is very simple, nothing more than the excellent quality endorsement of others, so Toyota's products are joint ventures or imports, which are unimpeded. Of course, Toyota also knows the importance of the Chinese market, so it applied to invest in 3 new cars in the Chinese market in 2021, and now, they have further news.
Received relevant information at the National Patent Office. On January 4, Toyota had three vehicle design patents disclosed in China, which may be a new model that has recently entered China. One of them is the Lexus series, one is the Toyota SUV, and the other is a small SUV jointly applied by daihatsu Kogyo Co., Ltd. and Malaysia's Parodor Motors.
Model 1: CN307047853S
This model looks like a Lexus style, which was applied for on May 27, 2021, but there was no public announcement until January 4, 2022. Because there are only exposure pictures, there is no other information except for the logo, but the size should be similar to the NX series.
Model 2: Priority information JP2021000051 20210105
This is a model introduced to China with a Japanese patent as the priority, and it has been applied for in 2021, and how does the appearance of the Ta look so close to the Toyota Land Cruiser LC300 that is currently on sale in parallel imports? If it wasn't for this car, wouldn't it be the new Prado? Or a model similar to the two of them?
Model 3: Priority Information MY21000450101 20210129
The applicant this time is Parrodo, and Toyota's Osaka Engine Industry Co., Ltd. is the second applicant, which means that in fact, it should most likely be a jointly developed model. So if Toyota is not the first applicant, if this car enters China, what brand will be used, I really don't know.
Ghost Bucket Car View: These three models look so familiar, but if you really talk about the model category they belong to, I have no idea, what do you think? Leave a message to talk about it!