TOKYO – According to sources familiar with the plans (via Automotive News), Toyota will begin building the new three-row electric SUV in 2025, shortly after starting production of its own larger EV model.
Toyota revealed at the end of May, it would begin assembly of its own three-row electric SUV, also expected to start in 2025. It is temporarily being called the bZ5X.
The move comes after Subaru joined forces with Toyota in 2019 to develop a new platform to launch a couple of electric SUVs under each brand.
The platform, which became known as e-TNGA, powers both of the Japanese automaker’s first electric SUVs, the Toyota bZ4X and the Subaru Solterra.
Toyota assembled both vehicles on the same line at its Motomachi assembly plant in Japan. Production was suspended last June after it was discovered that wheel hub bolts could loosen under certain driving conditions, which could cause the wheel the fall off while driving.
The temporary halt lasted over four months, with Toyota resuming sales last October. Although no other details were revealed about the new three-row electric SUV, Subaru vowed to release at least four electric crossovers in the US by the end of 2026.
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