How high can the Toyota Land Cruiser 200 Series go? "Unprecedented" sales boom continues as LC300 prepares for launch

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The Toyota Land Cruiser 200 Series continues to set the sales charts on fire.
Andrew Chesterton
Contributing Journalist
7 Apr 2021
2 min read

The Toyota LandCruiser 200 Series had one of its strongest months on record in March, with the sales soaring skyward even as the new 300 Series prepares for its debut.

Figures released by the Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries today see the Toyota LandCruiser Wagon at 2244 units sold in March, up a staggering 78 per cent month-on-month, and 60.7 per cent year-to-date.

Last month's numbers dwarf even those of February - itself a bumper month - when the LandCruiser managed some 1326 sales, which was itself a double-digit growth for the ageing icon.

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A small caveat, the Wagon category includes the Troopcarrier, but the vast bulk of the sales would be attributed to the LC200.

Toyota today described the sales rush as "unprecedented", and while it is yet to point to an end date for LC200 sales, the bell will inevitably toll for the current model with the 300 Series expected to debut internationally this month, according to international reports.

According to Japanese media, production of the 200 Series was set to finish at the end of March, ahead of the 300 Series going into production in May.

The site quotes a Toyota dealer in Japan who told it "LandCruiser orders ended in January 2021. However, due to the long delivery time, the last vehicle ordered will be produced in late March 2021."

While Toyota in Australia won't be drawn on the timings, time is surely running out for the LandCruiser 200 Series.

Andrew Chesterton
Contributing Journalist
Andrew Chesterton should probably hate cars. From his hail-damaged Camira that looked like it had spent a hard life parked at the end of Tiger Woods' personal driving range, to the Nissan Pulsar Reebok that shook like it was possessed by a particularly mean-spirited demon every time he dared push past 40km/h, his personal car history isn't exactly littered with gold. But that seemingly endless procession of rust-savaged hate machines taught him something even more important; that cars are more than a collection of nuts, bolts and petrol. They're your ticket to freedom, a way to unlock incredible experiences, rolling invitations to incredible adventures. They have soul. And so, somehow, the car bug still bit. And it bit hard. When "Chesto" started his journalism career with News Ltd's Sunday and Daily Telegraph newspapers, he covered just about everything, from business to real estate, courts to crime, before settling into state political reporting at NSW Parliament House. But the automotive world's siren song soon sounded again, and he begged anyone who would listen for the opportunity to write about cars. Eventually they listened, and his career since has seen him filing car news, reviews and features for TopGear, Wheels, Motor and, of course, CarsGuide, as well as many, many others. More than a decade later, and the car bug is yet to relinquish its toothy grip. And if you ask Chesto, he thinks it never will.
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