At the 2010 New York Auto Show today, Scion unveiled the all-new 2011 iQ along with the production subcompact iQ. The 2011 Scion tC will go on sale in dealerships later this fall while the Scion iQ will go on sale in early 2011. “Scion prides itself on being an innovative brand with a lineup [...]
In 2009, Scion sold a total of 57,961 vehicles in the United States, down 49 percent from 2008. Hoping to generate more buzz and increase sales, Scion is planning on having a stronger influence in the U.S. as it prepares to bring two new products to the market. Apparently, the main problem with Scion is [...]
At the 2010 Detroit Auto Show, Toyota will show its U.S. version of the iQ minicar in concept form (it’s the lime green teasers we’ve been seeing for the past couple of weeks). According to Inside Line, the Toyota iQ will arrive on the stateside badged as a Scion with a hybrid setup under the [...]
Looking to expand its current model lineup, dealers have confirmed that the production Scion iQ will begin selling in the fall of 2010. The vice president of the division, Jack Hollis, says that he’s fighting for the car, but dealers say it’s a done deal. “Jack told us it’s coming next September or October,” a [...]
Chief engineer Hiroki Nakajima says the Toyota iQ is central to Toyota’s global carbon dioxide reduction strategy. Toyota first gave us a hint for a U.S. based iQ with the Scion iQ concept that made its debut at the 2009 New York Auto Show in April. According to Motor Trend, you can expect to see the [...]
Not many were impressed with Scion’s iQ Concept at the 2009 New York Auto Show. The concept is obviously based on the Toyota iQ with the lime-green body work provided by Five Axis of California. We would have much rather seen a production, normal-looking Scion iQ but we’re guessing Scion was trying to demonstrate its customization [...]
It is here and it is scary – looking. Scion has taken the wraps off of its iQ concept giving us the biggest hint that Toyota’s globally successful minicar will come to the U.S. badged as a Scion. The best part is that Scion is pitching the vehicle as its very own creation and not [...]
We don’t know what to believe anymore since it’s April 1st, but the folks over at AutoWeek have just posted a spy shot of what they say is a Scion based Toyota iQ set to debut at the 2009 New York Auto Show next week. AutoWeek says that the Scion iQ is identical to the [...]
