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It is reported that Toyota's domestic 1.5L three-cylinder engine has been officially put into production and will take the lead in its compact cars in the future.

According to the new car declaration information of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, FAW Toyota Corolla and Guangzhou Auto Toyota Liling will launch 1.5L models with the above-mentioned "TNGA1.5L three-cylinder engine".

According to the current news, Toyota will not use 1.5L three-cylinder engine to completely replace the current 1.2T turbocharged engine in the short term, but to reduce the 1.2T product lineup and add 1.5L model sales.

This is a "double insurance" strategic behavior, after all, consumers' acceptance of the three-cylinder engine is not high, and Toyota also continues the naturally aspirated technical form, which is also the first in the industry, and the market prospect can only wait and see.

Industry insiders said, "Toyota does not dare to take this risk. All of a sudden, three cylinders may follow the old path of Ford and GM, and sales fall off the cliff, so Toyota chooses to keep the four-cylinder engine and increase the three-cylinder model to test the water." give consumers two choices. " He also said that whether Toyota's three-cylinder engine can be successful or not, pricing is very important. after all, it is not like other brands to sell four-cylinder cars at the price of three-cylinder cars, and the market will finally make a decision.

According to GAC Toyota, the new Leiling will cancel the 1.2T minimum model with a price of 115800 yuan, so the starting price of the 1.2t model will be adjusted to 129800 yuan. While the newly added 1.5L three-cylinder model will make up for the low-price market space, GAC Toyota has planned three Leiling 1.5L models, which are expected to sell in the range of 11-130000 yuan.

From this point of view, Toyota has learned the painful lessons experienced by SAIC GM in its three-cylinder engine launch plan. Prior to this, SAIC GM applied the 1.0T/1.3T three-cylinder turbocharged engine on a large scale and cancelled the four-cylinder version on the main cars of its Buick and Chevrolet brands. In the end, SAIC GM managed to recover sales in the form of "price for volume". Since the beginning of this year, SAIC GM has launched four-cylinder versions of its 1.5L/1.5T models in an attempt to solve the problem of aggressive implementation of the previous three-cylinder strategy.

The application shows that Toyota's 1.5L three-cylinder naturally aspirated engine has a maximum output of 121 horsepower, surpasses the current 116 horsepower 1.2T turbocharged engine and meets the national six emission standards. The declared fuel consumption value is between 5.1L/100km and 5.6L/100km.

Sales data show that FAW Toyota Corolla sold 311094 vehicles from January to November, while Guangzhou Auto Toyota Leiling sold 200954 vehicles. As the price of new cars sinks and three power options are provided, it is expected to bring a certain increase in sales to the car system.

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