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Japanese media Bestcarweb reported that the current Toyota Alphard and Vellfire models are about to stop taking orders. Local Toyota dealers in Japan said they had received notice to stop taking orders for Elfa and Wilfa models. The reason for the suspension is due to a shortage of chips and parts and a shortage of demand in the market. Due to the shortage of chips and other effects, Toyota's domestic market in Japan has been forced to stop production for many times, which has also led to the extension of vehicle delivery. According to previous reports from the automobile industry, except for the above-mentioned Toyota Alphard and Vellfire models, July 1 Toyota and Lexus announced on their website that they would stop accepting orders for the new Toyota Landcool Luze and Lexus LX600 from July 1, also because demand was in short supply. Toyota said it would restart orders in the future according to production conditions.

It is also reported that the new generation of Elfa will be released in May 2023, and Toyota plans to dispose of the backlog of orders before launching the new generation of Elfa, that is, the last batch of Elfa will be issued in April 2023. After Elfa stops taking orders, it also means that cash models will be discontinued in the year before the new generation models go on sale, which is rare in the auto industry.

Japanese media pointed out that the new generation of Erfa is based on Toyota's latest TNGA architecture, the future will not rule out the launch of GR Sport sports version, the new car will be launched in Japan and other regions after the introduction of the Chinese market. As a replacement model, the new car has a great improvement in appearance and interior decoration. In terms of appearance, the new car will continue the overall styling style of the cash model, but there will be significant changes in the details, such as changing the style of the LED daytime driving light belt and headlight group, adopting new style rims, and so on. The rear part of the car will be adjusted accordingly. The GR Sport version will add a black honeycomb grille and air intake kit and use more flamboyant forged rims.

Toyota fourth-generation Elfa envisioned map

In terms of body size, the length, width and height of the new car are expected to be 4950/1850/1880mm and the wheelbase is 3010mm. In the interior, the new car will use a full LCD dashboard with a 12.3-inch central touch screen similar to the new Lande Cool Luze. On the power side, the new car will cancel the 3.5L V6 engine and is expected to be replaced with the same 2.4L turbocharged engine as the Lexus NX, as well as the Hybrid system, offering two-wheel drive and four-wheel drive options.

According to the attention of the automobile industry, Alphard is a luxury MPV developed by Toyota in response to Nissan's Elgrand and Honda Elysion models. The first generation of Elfa was launched in 2002, with 2.4L and 3.0L engines, focusing on the local Japanese market. The second generation of Elfa, launched in 2008, was built on the Previa platform and introduced Elfa to the Chinese market. At the 2010 Beijing Auto Show, the first left rudder Elfa was officially unveiled, with the previous generation of 2.4L in-line four-cylinder engine and 3.0L V-type six-cylinder engine, while four-speed and five-speed automatic transmissions were eliminated and replaced by six-speed automatic and seven-speed Super CVT-i transmissions. With the launch of the third generation of Elfa in 2015, this generation of models has been improved in all aspects. By 2017, the Elfa model has been unanimously praised by many consumers, and there is even a 400000 price increase to buy in China.

At present, the model on sale in China is Toyota's third generation Elfa, which was released in Japan in January 2015 and sold in domestic imports in June. up to now, this generation of model has lasted for 7 years, and the current domestic price is 83.90-920000 yuan. as the model is "in short supply", there is also a price increase in the market. In terms of market competition, data show that Elfa ranked fifth with 6699 vehicles on the list of new car sales in Japan in May. As far as the current domestic MPV market is concerned, the new generation of Elfa may form market competition with Mercedes-Benz V-class top matching (646800 yuan), will method (83.90-920000 yuan) and Lexus LM (116.60-1.466 million yuan) after listing.

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