{"id":184241,"date":"2010-01-15T11:30:00","date_gmt":"2010-01-15T16:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/2010\/01\/15\/report-scion-to-get-stronger-stateside-focus-two-new-models\/"},"modified":"2010-01-15T11:30:00","modified_gmt":"2010-01-15T16:30:00","slug":"report-scion-to-get-stronger-stateside-focus-two-new-models","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/184241","title":{"rendered":"Report: Scion to get stronger Stateside focus, two new models"},"content":{"rendered":"

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2009 Scion tC – Click above for high-res image gallery<\/small><\/strong><\/em><\/div>\n

Despite the fact that Scion<\/a> is a uniquely American invention for Toyota, only one of its current models – the rapidly aging tC coupe<\/a> – was actually designed here in the States. Perhaps it shouldn’t come as too big a surprise, then, that U.S. Scion sales are down by 49-percent compared to 2008 levels.<\/p>\n

According to Automotive News, Yoshi Inaba, president of Toyota<\/a> Motor North America, says that’s all set to change in the near future as the youth-oriented Japanese brand draws up two new models that will be heavily influenced by American tastes. We certainly hope that doesn’t mean bigger and unnecessarily bloated like the second-generation xB<\/a>.<\/p>\n

A redesigned tC model will reportedly come first, followed by the Scionized version of the mini-me Toyota iQ<\/a>. Inaba didn’t give any sort of timetable on new model launches and even said that the automaker hasn’t yet determined what new vehicles will come after what’s currently scheduled.<\/p>\n

Whatever comes our way, it seems that we should expect Scion to continue marketing to a young audience. To that end, the company will continue to focus on innovative new technologies that will boost “connectivity,” though that could have a number of differing meanings. We’ll see what Toyota has in mind soon enough, as the redesigned tC is scheduled to go on sale later this year.<\/p>\n

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Gallery: 2009 Scion tC<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

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[Source: Automotive News<\/a> – sub. req’d.]<\/p>\n

Report: Scion to get stronger Stateside focus, two new models<\/a> originally appeared on Autoblog<\/a> on Fri, 15 Jan 2010 11:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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