Toyota and Subaru will launch a second jointly-developed electric SUV in 2026, reports Nikkei.
A follow-up to the Subaru Solterra and Toyota bZ4X twins, this second model will be sold in the U.S., Europe, and Japan, according to the report. Subaru’s Yajima plant, located in Japan’s Gunma prefecture, is slated to handle production, with output estimated to eventually reach between 15,000 and 20,000 vehicles per month.
2024 Subaru Solterra
The new electric SUV may include some carryover parts from the Solterra and bZ4X in order to keep production costs down, according to the report.
This follows a May report from Automotive DriftBreath that Subaru would lean on Toyota for three more electric SUVs through 2026. One of those EVs is thought to be a Subaru version of the Toyota three-row electric SUV previously scheduled to be built in Kentucky in 2025, but now reportedly delayed to 2026. Toyota also plans to build a second three-row electric SUV at an Indiana plant that year.
2024 Subaru Solterra
Before that happens, the same report said Subaru will revive the Crosstrek Hybrid, a plug-in hybrid model that borrowed powertrain components from Toyota, which was discontinued after the 2023 model year. The new Crosstrek Hybrid will reportedly share its hybrid system with the 2026 Subaru Forester Hybrid, due next year.
Subaru in 2023 confirmed an accelerated EV plan for 50% EV sales by 2030, including four additional battery-electric models to be introduced by the end of 2028, with at least one of those set to be built in the U.S., and including some models that already included Toyota input. The automaker has also followed most major EV brands in adopting the Tesla North American Charging Standard (NACS) port for future models.
