Toyota Australia elevated the asking value of the supply-stricken LandCruiser 300 Collection as of January 1, as a part of an almost range-wide price hike.
All the 2023 Toyota Land Cruiser 300 Series vary is up by $3500, that means it now begins at $92,681 earlier than on-road prices for the GX, and extends to $141,841 earlier than on-roads for the Sahara ZX.
A Toyota Australia spokesperson stated this value improve was on account of a mix of the next components which are “outdoors our management”:
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“Costlier uncooked supplies, labour, tooling and packaging are feeding into greater manufacturing prices; there was a major improve in sea-freight costs; and financial circumstances are usually more durable with inflation on the rise, each right here and abroad.
“In addressing these challenges, Toyota stays dedicated to holding value will increase to a minimal whereas sustaining our buyer expectations for the standard and reliability of our autos,” stated the Toyota Australia spokesperson.
The present Toyota LandCruiser 300 Collection arrived in native showrooms in October 2021 and has been closely in-demand with an enormous order financial institution.
Toyota Australia vp of gross sales, advertising and marketing and franchise operation Sean Hanley informed CarExpert earlier this month that the current expected wait time for a 300 Collection is round 12 to 18 months.
“We count on the risky state of affairs with provide will proceed in 2023,” stated Mr Hanley.
“We now have suggested RAV4 hybrid, Camry hybrid, and LandCruiser 300 do have the longest wait instances.
“Whereas I do not see these altering a lot for the primary half [of 2023], I am eager for the second half we are going to see some upside. I wish to reassure clients that we’re doing every thing doable,” he added.
Regardless of being supply-constrained, Toyota nonetheless managed to promote a complete of 13,152 LandCruiser wagons final yr. This determine technically consists of LandCruiser 76 Collection wagons however the majority are 300s.
The LandCruiser wagon outsold its closest rival, the Nissan Patrolgreater than twice final yr, with 5724 examples offered.
The LandCruiser was certainly one of 9 best-selling fashions (inside their respective segments) Toyota had final yr. It helped the corporate keep on prime of the gross sales charts for the 20th yr in a row, and in addition obtain its strongest sales result in 14 years.
The up to date 2023 Toyota LandCruiser 300 Collection vary is priced as follows:
- 2023 Toyota LandCruiser GX: $92,681 (+$3500)
- 2023 Toyota LandCruiser GXL: $104,481 (+$3500)
- 2023 Toyota LandCruiser VX: $116,681 (+$3500)
- 2023 Toyota LandCruiser Sahara: $133,881 (+$3500)
- 2023 Toyota LandCruiser GR Sport: $140,481 (+$3500)
- 2023 Toyota LandCruiser Sahara ZX: $141,481 (+$3500)
