New Toyota Alphard not coming to Australia as Granvia soldiers on 

Toyota Australia will follow promoting the Granvia of us mover over the arguably extra luxurious Alphard of us mover that has been launched in Japan.

Sean Hanley, vice chairman of sales and advertising for Toyota Australia, suggested Chasing Autos that the logo will follow the latest Granvia of us mover offering.

“We were market leaders manner serve in time with Tarago … the market’s moved, we’re extra into the SUVs, the tremendous SUVs, Prados, Klugers.

“Kluger has potentially performed a characteristic in changing that dynamic for us,” Hanley acknowledged.

“We’ve bought Granvia, it does it’s diminutive bit, it’s no longer our biggest volume vendor however it indubitably’s a market”.

Year-to-date in 2023, Toyota has most efficient sold 81 objects of the Granvia, making the business case for the Alphard even extra potentially no longer.

When when put next, the Kia Carnival sells in powerful bigger numbers, promoting 7622 objects at some stage within the identical length of time, proving that there may well be certainly a marketplace for folk movers within the community.

The Granvia has been on sale in Australia since 2019 and shares powerful in basic with the Hiace commercial van, which unlike the of us mover enjoys solid sales success.

Alphard the extra luxurious offering over Granvia

We’ve beforehand reported on the modern period Toyota Alphard which is closely related to the luxurious Lexus LM of us mover, which is sure for Australia however will likely be priced from an extremely costly $160,000 and above.

Many Australians will know the Alphard because the gargantuan-grilled van most incessantly viewed by tremendous households who import the Alphard from Japan. It comes at a considerable cost too, with one importer charging between $85,900 and $115,000 counting on the specification.

Powered by either petrol or petrol-hybrid powertrains, the Alphard would streak head-to-head with the likes of the Kia Carnival and Hyundai Staria if sold down beneath.

A couple of of the Alphard’s typical equipment comprises a 14.0-roam central touchscreen, a 12.3-roam digital instrument cluster, pull down sunshades, premium nappa leather seats, 17-roam alloy wheels and a 14.0-roam entertainment veil for the rear occupants.

Now, on the different hand, bigger than ever, curiously the chance of an enviornment Alphard has well and if fact be told been and gone.