The new model is planned to be assembled at a joint venture with Mazda, located in Alabama. The plant is still under construction, with its launch scheduled for 2021.
Initially, this site was intended for the production of the Corolla, but the Japanese automaker has revised its intentions. As explained in Toyota's press service, this decision is related to changing market conditions and the growing popularity of compact trucks and crossovers, whose sales are breaking records.
Almost nothing is yet reported about the new SUV itself — it is only known that it will be developed from scratch. In the model lineup, it will be positioned alongside the CH-R, RAV4, Highlander, 4Runner, Sequoia, and Land Cruiser.
