Toyota Hilux Electric has confirmed its launch date

Toyota Hilux, the third best-selling pickup in Brazil, and the most popular medium pickup in the country, will soon get a new generation, with a 100% electric motor.

This was confirmed by Noriaki Yamashita, head of the brand in Thailand, at an event that marked the opening of the Bangkok Motor Show.

Toyota has been flirting with launching the electric Hilux since December 2022, when it presented a prototype of the electric truck at an event held in Thailand itself.

The Japanese manufacturer, according to a Reuters report, expects to sell at least 250,000 vehicles in Thailand, mostly in the pickup truck segment.

When will the electric Hilux be launched?

According to Noriaki Yamashita, the electric version of the Hilux will enter production lines in 2025, but the day and month in which this will happen has not yet been announced.

There is still no official information regarding the configurations of the upcoming electric Hilux, but it is not difficult to predict that the model should, at least in terms of design, follow the lines of the current generation, mainly due to the proximity of the launch location.

However, the executive did not say whether the electric Hilux would be manufactured in Thailand, a country recognized as a producer and exporter of pickup trucks and usually serves as a reference for models launched in America.

source: Reuters