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Toyota is finally taking its best-seller electric

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Toyota is finally taking its best-seller electric

Toyota is preparing to introduce the electric version of its best-selling car of all time, the Corolla.

With over 57 million sold worldwide since it went on sale in 1966, the Toyota Corolla is widely considered the best-selling vehicle to date.

The Corolla has undergone 12 model changes, but the upcoming version will look (and feel) very different from its predecessors.

Toyota offered a sneak peek of the new Corolla in concept form almost a year ago at the Japan Mobility Show.

“How should the Corolla evolve?” Toyota CEO Koji Sato asked those in attendance. The Japanese automaker is planning a drastic overhaul, including a sleek new design, high-tech interior, and updated platform.

Although it’s expected to use the same TNGA-C architecture as the current Corolla, Toyota is expected to introduce a heavily modified version of the platform that supports all powertrains, including pure electric.

“Whether it’s a battery EV, plug-in hybrid, hybrid, or internal combustion engine vehicle―whatever the power source―let’s make good-looking cars that everyone will want to drive!” Toyota’s CEO said at the Japan Mobility Show.

Toyota’s current chairman and former CEO, Akio Toyoda, warned in an exclusive interview with Japanese media NHK in July that the company is being forced to adapt, or “it cannot survive,” amid new competition and technology from China.

The special broadcast went behind the scenes at the “top secret” next-gen Corolla development site.

We even caught a glimpse of several different Corolla Concept body types, including a sedan, hatchback, crossover, and GR model in the background.


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