Gasgoo.com (Shanghai Dec 25) China State Intellectual Property Office (short for SIPO) has got the patent drawing of new SUV model of Toyota recently.
The patent holders of this new model turn out to be ToyotaMotorCorporation and DaihatsuMotorCo.,Ltd.
Affiliated with Toyota, Daihatsu has always been committed to the expansion of small vehicles which have also been major models vigorously promoted by Toyota in the Chinese market in.
In fact, Daihatsu built cooperation with China FAW as early as in 1986. The manufacturing technology of Cha – rade was introduced into China by FAW in the form of technology transfer at that time. Then the first hatchbacksedan of Xiali was produced in China, filling the gap of economical car in Chinese market.
From the patent drawing, we can tell that the new SUV model is launched on the basis of Xenia of Daihatsu. These two models share high similarity in appearance.
And the new model of small SUV is expected to be brought into the Chinese market through the distribution channels Toyota has built in China.
Daihatsu is expected to launch other new models of small SUV on the basis of this new model in the future and regain its place in the Chinese market.
At that time, all products Daihatsu will bring to China will be named after it itself rather than others.
