Can you believe that this Corolla Concept is from Tokyo Motor Corp
Toyota surprised the attending media at the Japan Mobility Show 2025 with this latest sedan. The previous Corolla had been left out for years with only a facelift in 2023. This is an all new product.
Looks like the Japanese automaker’s new take on the Corolla is designed to accommodate three low-emission powertrains which is an all-electric vehicle, a petrol-electric hybrid and a plug-in hybrid. This is the best combination for any market today and tomorrow.
“Whatever the power source, we will make it a cool vehicle,” Toyota President Koji Sato said while introducing the concept car during a media preview at Tokyo Big Sight at the opening of the Japan Mobility Show 2025. “It is packed with innovations that make it possible.”
At the Japan Mobility Show, which was rebranded from the Tokyo Motor Show in 2023, Japanese auto manufacturers presented their concept cars as prototypes for a commercial ready for showroom model that they will bring to the market in the future (2026 and even 2027).
Underlying the Corolla concept car is Toyota’s “multi-pathway strategy.”
While electric vehicle (EV) adoption is accelerating in China on the back of government policy support, EV sales momentum has slowed in the United States where hybrid vehicles are gaining popularity due to high fuel efficiency and competitive pricing.
The Trump administration has rolled back the EV incentives promoted under the previous Biden administration.
Meanwhile, demand for petrol-powered vehicles remains strong in emerging markets, and EV uptake is expected to take time.
Sato described this latest Corolla, Toyota’s signature vehicle first launched in 1966, as “everyone’s car,” noting, “The world is vast, roads differ and so do energy circumstances.”
Toyota, which plans to establish its top-of-the-line Century as a standalone luxury brand, also showed off a concept car for its coupe-type model.
“We want to grow this into a brand that projects Japan’s pride to the world,” Toyota Chairman Akio Toyoda said.
