Toyota will halt production of the Voltz, a sport utility vehicle manufactured jointly with General Motors at a US plant, because of poor sales in Japan, Associated Press (AP) reported.
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Production of the Voltz, which has been based in Fremont, California, will be terminated next spring, Toyota spokesman Taro Takada told AP.
Toyota had released the Voltz exclusively for the Japanese market in August 2002, hoping for sales of 1,500 units per month, but, in November, aggregate sales totalled 8,802 – far short of its expected 24,000 sales, Takada reportedly said.
AP said the Voltz was the first full-fledged model jointly developed between Toyota and GM but, despite the halt, Takada reportedly said there will be no change in co-operation between the two carmakers.
Toyota’s Corolla and Tacoma models and GM’s Pontiac Vibe are also made at the New United Motor Manufacturing plant in Fremont for the North American market.
