Toyota prepares product blitz of epic proportions
First the good news. The Echo is dead after 2006. Now onto the other news, and according who you are, it can be good or bad. Toyota has announced 22 new models in the next 15 months. The new models include hybrid versions of the RX and Highlander, new IS and GS and a refreshed Scion xA. Toyota is looking to replace the Echo with two "European styled" vehicles, one of which could be the Yaris (pictured). Toyota is not giving up on their relentless, if not somewhat dull, assault of the US market share.
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