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Today news spreads out that, Toyota is planning a big model reorganization for its Scion brand. Following are the details.

Scion xB: replaced by a variant of the Toyota Auris, in 2015.

– Current model:

– Future model:

Scion xD: replaced by a new design based on the Mazda2. Below is the current model. For the new Mazda2 please see this report.

Scion iQ: this model will be discontinued after the 2014 model year.

Scion FR-S: a second generation will debut in early 2017.

Scion tC: will be redesigned in 2016.

There is also a new CUV model based on the Toyota Corolla platform.

Our source told us the news that, Toyota is working on the hybrid powertrain for the latest hot-selling Corolla, and the new Corolla family member will be officially announced in 2015 as a 2016 model.

We are not sure which market will get the Corolla Hybrid, but it has been confirmed from our source that Chinese customer will see it and Toyota’s China factory is now preparing its equipments for production.

Stay tuned for more information.

Yesterday we reported the news that Toyota will release a mid-size sedan which is placed between the Chinese market Corolla and Camry, around the time of the Beijing auto show.

Today we got some spy shots of this mystery sedan. Here they are.

The front face looks like a combination of Corolla and Camry:

Several of them are parking behind the Subway restaurant (Yes, that is a Subway Chinese franchise store):

And the interior, looks familiar, right? But it does not mean this car is Corolla.

The Chinese market Corolla, will also be announced during the 2014 Beijing auto show next week, here are some spy shots, one is the uncovered new Corolla, and another is a spyshot ins...

Toyota is going to release a new mid-size sedan, which is believed to sit between the Corolla and Camry, in the Chinese market.

To see why this makes a business case, first let’s see what the competition in the market right now is. In China, Honda has a model called Crider, which fill the gap between the Civic and Accord. It has a 104.3 inches wheelbase and comes with the 1.8L engine which it shares with the Civic. The Crider has a MacPherson front suspension, and a torsion beam for the rear suspension. A normal Crider carries a MSRP which approximately half the price of an Audi A3 sedan.

Below is the exterior and interior of the Honda Crider.

The Korean auto maker a...