The online car market learned that GAC Toyota is adding an annual production capacity of 400,000 vehicles. The plan is to prepare for new energy products. The first phase of the project (the fourth production line) will be put into operation in March 2021. , put into production 3 new pure electric vehicles, with an annual production capacity of 200,000 vehicles. According to environmental impact assessment information, the fourth production line will be put into production of a "pure electric SUV", but the size of the car is very close to the overseas version of the new Sienna (unofficial name: Sienna). Since most of the environmental impact assessment information contains slight deviations, it is expected that the "pure electric SUV" put into production at the fourth production line will be the new generation Sienna.

(The above pictures are all overseas versions of the new Sienna)

Since last year, there have been constant news about the domestic production of the new Sienna. The car will be sold to FAW Toyota and GAC Toyota respectively. GAC Toyota has previously registered a number of new trademarks, all of which are Chinese transliterations of "sienna", including "Siena", "Sienna", etc. It is expected that GAC Toyota will obtain the original model, while FAW Toyota's version may be in the design Make adjustments (product code 01*D).

From the perspective of production capacity segment, GAC Toyota's three existing production lines are saturated, with a capacity utilization rate of more than 100. There is no sufficient production capacity to put into production the new Sienna, and the newly planned annual production capacity of 400,000 vehicles is all new energy. It is exclusive to the car, which also casts a layer of uncertainty on the domestic production of the new Sienna. The previously exposed environmental assessment of the fourth production line showed that GAC Toyota will launch a "pure electric SUV" with a size of more than 5 meters. At that time, Toyota did not have a corresponding product in the world.

In mid-to-late May this year, the overseas version of the new Sienna was officially released. The overall size is significantly improved compared to the old model, with a length, width and height of 5170×1990×1740mm, and a wheelbase of 3060mm. Compared with GAC Toyota's "pure electric SUV", this car only has a 2-3mm difference in body size, and the wheelbase is exactly the same. Since the product information in the environmental impact assessment is at an early stage and often differs from the final product data, the "pure electric SUV" in GAC Toyota's fourth production line is most likely to be the new Sienna.

The new Sienna will be launched overseas in five models with two styles of appearance. It is expected that the two joint ventures will each produce one design style in the future. In terms of power, all overseas new cars use a hybrid system consisting of a 2.5L engine, electric motor, battery pack, and planetary gear E-CVT gearbox, and provide E-Four electronic four-wheel drive as an option. The pure electric version that appeared in the environmental impact assessment may also appear in domestic models in the future. After Sienna is produced in China, it is expected to be in the same price range as Buick GL8 and Volkswagen Weiran, around 300,000 yuan to 400,000 yuan.

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