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Toyota had previously said that it would strengthen the product layout of B-class vehicles and launch B-class and B-class vehicles. Among them, the B-class SUV is expected to be the new Highlander sister product code 770b, with the size of about 4950mm (based on the overseas version), while the B-class MPV is not expected to have much difference in size. According to the new car plan of the past two years, this new MPV is expected to be built on the basis of the new Sienna (unofficial name: Sena). The whole system adopts a 2.5L hybrid system, which will be in a similar price range with GL8, viloran and other vehicles. At present, the overseas Sienna is in the stage of road test. A new generation of models will be released at the end of this year, and the introduction is expected to be at the end of 2021 or between 2022. The new Sienna is based on the Toyota tnga architecture, and the whole vehicle modeling will have a breakthrough. As GAC Toyota has registered several transliteration trademarks related to "Sienna", the B-level MPV of FAW Toyota is expected to be the sister version of the new sienna. In terms of power, according to the previous Toyota internal documents, the new Sienna will only launch the hybrid version and will not carry the pure gasoline V6. With reference to the new Highlander, the vehicle is expected to adopt a combination of 2.5L + motors. This hybrid system has been used in domestic Asian dragon, new RAV4 and other vehicles. Compared with the power, it pays more attention to fuel consumption and is suitable for home use. In addition, the new Sienna will also be available in four-wheel drive. For domestic users, the joint venture brand small displacement supercharging or hybrid has become the market development trend, and the new MPV with 2.5L hybrid system is also the most appropriate choice. It is worth mentioning that the B-class SUV (770b) that FAW Toyota will launch only has hybrid version. It is expected that in the future, FAW Toyota's flagship products will adopt hybrid and plug-in hybrid power, and there will be no pure gasoline version. At present, the domestic medium and high-end market is "monopolized" by Buick GL8, with almost no competitive products at the same level, making the car sell nearly 150000 in 2019. However, with the increasing demand of domestic users for large space models, many SUV users will go to buy MPV products. The mainstream joint venture brands are naturally reluctant to give up this market. Volkswagen will soon launch the same level viloran as GL8 this year. After the B-level MPV of FAW Toyota is made in China, it will also directly compete with the above two products, and it is expected that the market will be mainly 300000 yuan.