Toyota seriously considering iQ minicar for the U.S.
Speaking at the Automotive News World Congress today, Toyota announced that it is seriously considering bringing the iQ minicar to the United States. The Toyota iQ made it debut at the 2008 Paris Motor Show last year and recently went on sale in Japan.
“We think there is an urban market,” Toyota executive Esmond said. “We are looking real hard at how it would fit in”¦.because if you look at urban markets, they are growing.”
Esmond said that Toyota has been studying the sales of the Smart ForTwo very closely and said that Toyota would likely import the car to the United States in the near future. He declined to give a firm schedule or whether the car will be sold under the Toyota or Scion badge.
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2009 Toyota iQ:
Source: Detroit Free Press
