Toyota will probably drop sales of the Toyota Land Cruiser for the United States market by 2022.
Rugged, seating for the entire family, classic body-on-frame construction, and a reputation for dependability and robustness that’s stood the test of time for decades, there’s nothing like the Toyota Land Cruiser. Unfortunately, with the market saturated with SUV choices, and the availability of the Lexus LX570, almost an exact copy of the Land Cruiser with a higher profit margin, Toyota isn’t exactly selling as much as they want to. That’s why, according to Motor Trend journalist Jonny Lieberman and his inside source, Toyota will most likely cease sales of the Land Cruiser in the United States by 2022.
Check out his post below. (mirror)
First, 2022. If you still really want one you literally have four more years to scoop one up.
Then there are the sales. Last month Toyota unloaded 249 Land Cruisers off dealership lots, roughly a third of what they get from the quasi-comparable Sequoia and arguably a drop in the bucket for overall Toyota sales.
Then again, Toyota, like Jonny Lieberman mentions, isn’t really trying its best to advertise its off-road warrior. Consider the last time you saw a Land Cruiser commercial or even a digital ad on your daily forays through the internet. Probably not even once.
I reckon you’ll have a better chance seeing an ad for a Land Cruiser elsewhere, particularly where a Land Cruiser’s characteristics are appreciated (second and third world countries.) As mentioned, Land Cruisers will probably still be sold by the thousands elsewhere with NATO still being its number one customer.
So, if you really want a Land Cruiser, go ahead and get one now. Otherwise, you’ll probably have to resort to getting its much more expensive badge-engineered brother, the Lexus LX570 for several thousand more.
Will you be sad to see the Land Cruiser no longer available in US Dealerships? Let me know your thoughts in the comments below.
