Iindaba, eziqhutywe yi-Autocar, zichaza njengesizathu esiyintloko sesi sigqibo sokulahlekelwa ngabathengi kwicandelo le-D, elikhokelela ekubeni, umzekelo, ukuba ngo-2017 iToyota inikezele kuphela iiyunithi ze-25,319 zeToyota Avensis eYurophu. Oko kukuthi, i-28% ngaphantsi kwe-2016, kwaye ikude kakhulu kwiiyunithi ze-183,288 ezinikezelwe yinkokeli yecandelo phakathi kwee-generalists, iVolkswagen, kunye nePassat.
Ngaphaya koko, kwindawo yesibini phakathi kwabathengisi abagqwesileyo, enye ibhrendi yeqela leVolkswagen, iSkoda, ingena, inenani elipheleleyo le-81,410 Superb lihanjiswe.
"Siye sabeka iliso kwi-D-segment kwaye inyaniso kukuba ayizange iyancipha nje kuphela, kodwa iphinde ihlupheke kwizaphulelo eziphezulu", kumazwana, kwiingxelo kwiphephancwadi laseBrithani, umthombo ovela kwiToyota Europe.
Khumbula ukuba, nangaphambi kokuba ezi ndaba zamva nje, bekukho amahemuhemu okuba ikamva le-Avensis liya kuba "phantsi kwengxoxo". Umongameli weToyota yaseYurophu ngokwakhe, uJohan van Zyl, kungekudala uvumile, kunye nakwi-Autocar, ukuba umenzi wayengekasithathi isigqibo malunga nomntu onokungena ezihlangwini zemodeli.
I-hatchback encinci yokuphumelela i-Avensis?
Okwangoku, i-Motor1 iqhubela phambili, ngokusekelwe kwimithombo engaziwayo, ukuba uphawu lwaseJapan lunokucinga ngokusungula i-saloon encinci, endaweni ye-Avensis, eveliswe kwisizukulwana samva nje se-Auris.
Iqaliswe kwi-2009, isizukulwana sangoku iToyota Avensis yahlaziywa ngo-2015. Nangona kunjalo, ukuhla kweentengiso kwaqala kakhulu ngaphambili, nakwi-2004, unyaka apho iToyota ikwazi ukuthengisa iiyunithi ze-142,535 zemodeli.