The Toyota IMV platform is an

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for

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s, pickups/light trucks and passenger cars from

Toyota is a Japanese multinational automotive manufacturer headquartered in Toyota City, Aichi, Japan. It was founded by Kiichiro Toyoda and incorporated on . Toyota is one of the largest automobile manufacturers in the world, producing about 10 ...

. The name "IMV" stands for "Innovative International Multi-purpose Vehicle". It uses a

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chassis construction. IMV platform-based vehicles are either

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(can be either full-time or rear-based part-time). The front suspension is independent double-wishbone, while the rear suspension is half-dependent. Engines are mounted longitudinally.

History

The IMV Project was first announced by Toyota in 2002. The project aimed to develop and produce pickup trucks, a minivan and an SUV outside Japan to reduce costs. The vehicles were released in 2004 as the seventh-generation Hilux, first-generation Innova and first-generation Fortuner respectively. Initial production of IMV vehicles were centered in Thailand, Indonesia, Argentina and South Africa, which would supply vehicles to countries in Asia, Europe, Africa, Oceania, Latin America and the Middle East in a complete form or by

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. The production of major components were divided, for example

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production were centered in Thailand,

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in Indonesia and manual transmissions in the Philippines and India. Cumulative sales reached 1 million vehicles in 2006, 2 million in 2008, 3 million in 2009, 4 million in 2010, and 5 million in March 2012.

Applications

Toyota Hilux The , stylized as HiLux and historically as Hi-Lux, is a series of pickup trucks produced and marketed by the Japanese automobile manufacturer Toyota. The majority of these vehicles are sold as pickup truck or cab chassis variants, although th ...

** AN10/AN20/AN30 (2004–2015, also referred to as "IMV1"/"IMV2"/"IMV3") ** AN120/AN130 (2015–present) *

Toyota Fortuner The Toyota Fortuner, also known as the Toyota SW4, is a mid-size SUV manufactured by the Japanese automaker Toyota since 2004. Built on the Hilux pickup truck platform, it features two/three rows of seats and is available in either rear-whee ...

/ SW4/ Hilux SW4 ** AN50/AN60 (2005–2015, also referred to as "IMV4") ** AN150/AN160 (2015–present) *

Toyota Innova The Toyota Innova is a car manufactured by the Japanese carmaker Toyota since 2004. It is a multi-purpose vehicle (MPV) or minivan and mainly sold with three-row seating. Its official name in Indonesia is Toyota Kijang Innova, while for other ...

/ Kijang Innova ** AN40 (2004–2015, also referred to as "IMV5") ** AN140 (2015–present)

IMV 0

The IMV 0 is a single-cab pickup concept that was presented on 14 December 2022 in Thailand based on the IMV platform. It was designed and engineered by Toyota Daihatsu Engineering & Manufacturing (TDEM) in collaboration with Japanese and Australian engineering team. It is expected to be powered by a 2.4-litre '' 2GD-FTV'' diesel engine, and will be produced in 2023.

References

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