Starting in 2020 Toyota Motor Corp. plans to introduce electric vehicles in China, and the carmaker is also considering selling battery-powered autos developed by its local partners under the Japanese brand.
"We have decided to launch electric vehicles in China ahead of other regions," said Hiroji Onishi, a senior managing officer and CEO for the China Region, at the Guangzhou international motor show Friday, adding that the company is also mulling producing the vehicles in the country.
Japan's biggest automaker will also launch a pair of compact crossovers, the C-HR and IZOA, from the middle of next year, the company also said at the motor show. A Toyota spokeswoman declined to say whether the C-HR and IZOA would be offered as hybrids, or if batteries and powertrains for the EV would be sourced locally.