Fulfilling Customer Needs In The Delivery Industry, Three Japanese Automotive Giants Cooperate To Develop Electric Minivans

JAKARTA - Three Japanese automotive manufacturers Suzuki Motor Corporation, Daihatsu Motor Co., Ltd, and Toyota Motor Corporation, released three joint development minivan cars some time ago.

Reporting from Toyota's official website, Wednesday, May 17, the three giant brands launched a prototype of the Battery Electric Vehicle (BEV) minivan.

The commercial minivan combines Suzuki and Daihatsu's capabilities in designing small cars and supported by Toyota technology in the electric car technology sector.

The project also involves local companies such as Commercial Japan Partnership Technologies (CJPT) in order to achieve optimal and more efficient specifications for long-distance logistics vehicles. The competition from Mitsubishi MiniCab MiEV is estimated to have a distance of up to 200 km.

This new BEV platform, which is being worked on, is at the core of a new generation of electric minivans. It is also known that Toyota is gradually making a breakthrough into the EV market with a series of offers and investments in that direction.

These three electric cars were introduced at the automotive exhibition to achieve carbon neutrality in Japan organized by the Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association (JAMA) together with the G7 Hiroshima Summit.

The first model will be produced by Daihatsu under the Hijet Cargo name while Toyota and Suzuki sell it in fiscal year 2023 under the names Every (Suzuki) and Pixis (Toyota).