Toyota has confirmed it’ll construct its new minicar previewed by the Aygo X idea at its plant in Kolin within the Czech Republic.

The automobile will likely be produced alongside the Yaris small automobile and can use the identical GA-B model of the Toyota New World Structure because the Yaris, Toyota mentioned in a statement on Friday.

Toyota additionally builds the Yaris at its plant in Valenciennes, France.

Toyota is without doubt one of the few main automakers that intends to stay in Europe’s minicar segment with a combustion engine mannequin. Ford and Opel are amongst firms which have stop the phase due to low income whereas different automakers have switched to higher-priced electrical variations in response to regulatory stress to chop CO2 emissions.

The brand new minicar, together with the Yaris and the upcoming Yaris Cross, additionally on the GA-B platform, will give the automaker the economies of scale wanted for producing small automobiles, Toyota Europe’s manufacturing boss, Marvin Cooke, mentioned within the assertion.

The automobile “is a European automobile in each sense, from growth to manufacturing,” Toyota mentioned.

Toyota mentioned the mannequin underlines the corporate’s dedication to increase European manufacturing and enhance annual automobile gross sales in its European markets together with Russia to 1.5 million by 2025 for a 7 % market share, up from from gross sales of simply over 1 million in its newest fiscal 12 months that ended on March 31.

Toyota builds the present Aygo at Kolin alongside the associated Peugeot 108 and Citroen C1. Toyota took full possession of the manufacturing unit on Jan. 1. Beforehand it was a three way partnership with PSA Group. Yaris manufacturing on the plant will begin within the second half.

Toyota mentioned title of the brand new automobile, quantity plans, and the timing of its introduction will likely be introduced at a future date. The automaker has beforehand mentioned it’ll reveal a manufacturing model later this 12 months, indicating a launch in 2022.

The Aygo X concept hinted at an SUV design for the minicar, with chunkier appears to be like and the next floor clearance than the present Aygo. The Aygo X title suggests Toyota will name the brand new automobile Aygo Cross in step with the Yaris Cross small SUV due later this 12 months.

The Aygo was the No. 3-selling minicar in Europe final 12 months with a quantity of 83,277, down 17 % on the 12 months earlier than, in response to JATO Dynamics market researchers.

Manufacturing on the Kolin plant was suspended for 14 days in March and April as a result of scarcity of semiconductors.

Toyota may additionally add manufacturing of a deliberate Yaris-based hybrid small car for Mazda on the Kolin plant.