To help get its Indiana plant ready, Toyota has invested $803 million in the facility and will be hiring for an additional 1,400 jobs.
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They will also feature a hands-free driving system (we're guessing some kind of Level 2-plus system with driver monitoring) and a remote parking system that can be controlled from a smartphone, kind of like Tesla's Summon feature. We're guessing that the Toyota model is meant as a Sequoia replacement because Land Cruisers are historically not built in the US.īeyond that, Toyota claims that the two new SUVs will feature electrified drivetrains, which, knowing Toyota, likely means hybrids. Note that all V6-powered Sorentos come with seven-passenger seating, while all turbo Sorentos and the base L are five-passenger. We also know that one of the models will be badged as a Lexus. Cars, SUVs, Trucks, & Vans Moving Trucks & Vans Link opens in a new window Exotic Cars Buy a Car. These SUVs will be aimed at "the active Gen Y American Family," which we assume means millennials with kids because nobody says Gen Y anymore. Now, I say "might be" because in its press release Toyota stated that it has two new three-row, eight-passenger SUVs in the works, both of which will be built at the company's Indiana plant, but it doesn't directly call them replacements for the Sequoia. If hauling a lot of people and a trailer at the same is a. It's time for the ol' three-row to get sent to a farm upstate, and, according to a press release from Toyota issued on Wednesday, that might be happening sooner rather than later. Not only do these SUVS offer 8 passenger seating on higher trim levels, it is even possible to get a 9 seater package on the entry level. I mean, it's practically ancient in automotive terms, with the current generation having debuted for the 2008 model year.
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