The unforeseen increase in calls, combined with a six-week break in HiLux production by the coronavirus crisis, has left many Toyota showrooms with little or no inventory of Australia’s best-selling cars.
The updated Toyota HiLux 2021 (pictured below) will be displayed in showrooms in August.
However, many consumers who placed an order in June would likely not receive delivery for a month or more.
Dealers contacted through CarAdvice stated that Toyota HiLux’s stocks were limited throughout the country, however, that maximum kept the remaining stock rather than being exchanged with other missing or depleted showrooms.
It is not unusual for showrooms to exchange cars with others to respond to demand adjustments, however, both requests to launch a car are at the discretion of that dealer.
Toyota got rid of the HiLux models from the “current offers” page of its website, and dealers told CarAdvice that they were doing their best to locate cars as temporarily as possible. However, many distributors, and consumers, are now forced to wait for the arrival of the updated and more resilient HiLux.
The automatic versions of the 2021 four-wheel drive Toyota HiLux with the 2.8-liter four-cylinder turbo diesel will gain strength at 150 kW / 500 Nm, and the towing capacity is greater than 3200 kg to 3500 kg. (The 2.8 manual still has a force of 130kW / 420Nm and is already rated to tow 3500 kg).
Inside, the Toyota HiLux 2021 will gain advantages from the virtual speed display, Apple CarPlay and Android Auto, as well as volume and adjustment dials on the infotainer screen.
The updated style will also get a revised suspension, much of which has been developed in Australia.
The Toyota HiLux ute posted a record all-time sales per month: with 6537 deliveries last month, its most productive result since June 2018. The Ford Ranger outperformed the Toyota HiLux in June when only four-wheel drive versions are compared.
The 2021 Toyota HiLux is expected to be displayed in showrooms in August 2020.
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