Toyota and Subaru will launch a second jointly-developed electrical SUV in 2026, stories Nikkei.
A follow-up to the Subaru Solterra and Toyota bZ4X twins, this second mannequin can be offered within the U.S., Europe, and Japan, in line with the report. Subaru’s Yajima plant, situated in Japan’s Gunma prefecture, is slated to deal with manufacturing, with output estimated to finally attain between 15,000 and 20,000 autos monthly.
2024 Subaru Solterra
The brand new electrical SUV might embrace some carryover elements from the Solterra and bZ4X as a way to maintain manufacturing prices down, in line with the report.
This follows a Might report from Automotive Information that Subaru would lean on Toyota for 3 extra electrical SUVs by way of 2026. A type of EVs is regarded as a Subaru model of the Toyota three-row electrical SUV beforehand scheduled to be inbuilt Kentucky in 2025, however now reportedly delayed to 2026. Toyota additionally plans to construct a second three-row electrical SUV at an Indiana plant that 12 months.
2024 Subaru Solterra
Earlier than that occurs, the identical report mentioned Subaru will revive the Crosstrek Hybrid, a plug-in hybrid mannequin that borrowed powertrain parts from Toyota, which was discontinued after the 2023 mannequin 12 months. The brand new Crosstrek Hybrid will reportedly share its hybrid system with the 2026 Subaru Forester Hybrid, due subsequent 12 months.
Subaru in 2023 confirmed an accelerated EV plan for 50% EV gross sales by 2030, together with 4 further battery-electric fashions to be launched by the tip of 2028, with a minimum of a kind of set to be constructed within the U.S., and together with some fashions that already included Toyota enter. The automaker has additionally adopted most main EV manufacturers in adopting the Tesla North American Charging Commonplace (NACS) port for future fashions.
