After the Qualis was discontinued in the Indian market by Toyota there was a lot of Hue and Cry for its reintroduction especially since the Innova attracts a significant premium compared to the Qualis.Well those requests seem to have been heard by Toyota.
According to a Toyota dealer with dealerships in more than a couple of cities Toyota India is looking at possibly introducing a vehicle soon to step into the vacant space left by the qualis and would be priced between between the Qualis-Innova range.No amount of persuading could get me further details of the vehicle.Surprisingly the present innova could even be discontinued is what I was told.Now dealer level talk must always be taken with a pinch of salt and not trusted in its entirety but with the present ad spree by Toyota there have been rumors regards this or even a facelifted innova.
Whether Toyota discontinue the innova or not,I just wish we get a new vehicle or even a cheaper alternative because its high time since Toyota starts becoming a serious player in the Indian markets.
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Update:
Official confirmation from Toyota: The TMC Executive Vice-President for production, Mr Takeshi Uchiyamada,said the company’s joint venture partner in India is working on a few models which could come out of the International Multipurpose Vehicle (IMV) platform. “We are trying to finetune the product for the Indian market,” he said.
The new product could come out soon. The IMV platform is being currently used to produce the Innova car. It can also be used to build a mini van.
[Source: The Hindu Business Line]
What remains to be seen is whether the Innova is discontinued for Indian markets to make way for the new product as was told to me by my source.
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