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Toyota readies new platform strategy

Toyota to create to create a new flexible, scaleable architecture for future models
1 min read13 Jul '13
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Toyota is developing a new modular architecture similar in concept to Volkswagen’s scaleable MQB platform.

Known internally as the Toyota New Global Architecture (TNGA), this flexible structure and component family will eventually provide the underpinnings for millions of Toyotas across the globe.

The company has yet to reveal the range of models that the TNGA will provide a core for, but it’s likely to stretch from the Yaris to the Camry saloon. Four-wheel-drive models such as the RAV4 will also be included, as well as some Lexus models.

Hybrids will also be catered for, including the next-generation Toyota Prius, which is due in 2015 and is expected to be the first model to benefit from the new platform. The successor to the Lexus CT200h is also likely to use this hardware.

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