Scion
Appearance
Company type | Division of Toyota |
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Industry | Automotive industry |
Founded | 2003[1] |
Defunct | February 3, 2016 |
Fate | Absorbed back into Toyota |
Headquarters | Torrance, California, U.S. |
Area served | United States and Canada |
Key people | Andrew Gilleland (VP, US)[2][3] |
Parent | Toyota |
Scion was a brand of Japanese carmaker Toyota Motor Corporation, represented in the American market. The brand was founded in 2003 and is positioned for youth. 2002-2016
In early February 2016, it became known that Toyota has decided to close the brand in August that year. Since the 2017 model year, the FR-S, iA and iM models have been sold under the Toyota brand and are called 86, Yaris iA and Corolla iM respectively.
Former Models
[change | change source]Model | Year introduced | Year discontinued | Platform | Vehicle description | |
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iQ |
iQ | 2012 | 2015 | N/A | Front-engine, front-wheel drive three-door hatchback city car. |
xA |
xA | 2004 | 2006 | Toyota NBC platform | Subcompact hatchback, rebadged Toyota Ist. |
xB |
xB | 2003 | 2015 | Toyota NBC platform | Subcompact hatchback (2003-2006), compact hatchback (2007-2015). Rebadged Toyota bB (first generation) and Toyota Corolla Rumion (second generation). |
xD |
xD | 2007 | 2014 | Toyota B platform | Subcompact hatchback based on Toyota Urban Cruiser. Replaces xA |
FR-S |
FR-S | 2012 | 2016 | N/A | Front-engine, rear-wheel drive 2+2 sports coupe. Rebadged Toyota 86. |
iA |
iA | 2016 | 2016 | Mazda DJ platform | Subcompact sedan, rebadged Mazda2. |
iM |
iM | 2016 | 2016 | Toyota New MC platform | Compact hatchback, rebadged Toyota Auris. |
tC |
tC | 2004 | 2016 | Toyota MC platform | Compact hatchback coupe. A rebadged version was available as the Toyota Zelas from 2011-2013. |
Model | Year introduced | Year discontinued | Platform | Vehicle description |
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "Scion Fact Sheet" (Press release). US: Toyota. February 3, 2016. Retrieved December 11, 2019.
- ↑ Bruce, Chris (September 24, 2015). "Andrew Gilleland is new VP of Scion, Murtha moves to Toyota". Autoblog.com. Retrieved January 6, 2016.
- ↑ "Andrew Gilleland" (Press release). US: Toyota. Retrieved August 15, 2022.