Toyota is scoring big with its C-HR in Europe, which is the intended target market for the crossover. Since its introduction on the Continent early this year, the compact offering has become the automaker’s third best-selling model there, Automotive News reports.
According to figures published by JATO Dynamics, which also revealed the top 30 best-selling cars in the world for the first quarter of 2017, the C-HR shifted 31,888 units in Europe for the first quarter of 2017, establishing it as contender in the ever-growing compact SUV/crossover segment. The Nissan Qashqai was the segment sales leader, with 75,114 units sold.
Toyota says it is targeting to sell 100,000 units of the C-HR annually in Europe, but at the current pace it is estimating to comfortably sell more than that, with a figure of 110,000 being bandied. It said that by the end of April, 80,000 orders had been taken for the car, and about 80% of buyers on the Continent are going for the hybrid variant.
The early demand has strained production at the company’s plant in Sakarya, Turkey, and presently the delivery wait time for customers is around two months. The automaker said it was in the process of reallocating supply in order to avoid customer dissatisfaction or unnecessary waiting times.
Europe isn’t the only place where the C-HR, which made its debut last year in Geneva, is hoping to make it big – it has already arrived in a number of markets, and having been previewed last month, its Malaysian debut doesn’t look to be very far away.
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Can UMW pls bring in the CHR Hybrid into Malaysia? Cause this would mean, it will benefit from the tax benefit Gomen is giving us.
Unfortunately, the CHR Hybrid, if it gets the tax benefit, might be priced at RM90k or below.
Will UMW dare to do this to benefit Malaysians with cheaper car prices?
Or will they just bring the non-hybrid model and charge us RM150k?
UMW where got selling cheap car in history, all the while are overprice. Dream la RM90K
but owner of UMW in Malaysia is gomen. And gomen say want to give rakyat 30% reduction in car price.
If gomen wants to reduce car prices, all they have to do is ask their own GLC UMW to reduce their prices.
When reduced prices, u pulak hentam no RV. So mana mau ni?
Which world u came from that has bog standard cars with super low price & super high RV?
LOLL luxury Volvo XC90 & X5 Hybrid reduced prices….Elantra premium prices now. Cukurrr gahmen prihatin 30%.
Cukur Audi cheaper than vios.
Do gomen promise to retain high RV? i just remember 30% price reduction. try hard to defend ur beloved gomen?
wahai john, you lalways give example gomen reduce price of X5 from RM588k to X5 Hybrid RM388k. Pakai hotak sikit. How many people can afford?
If reduce price also, reduce price for myvi, axia and saga and persona which is in most people’s category.
Tolong pakai hotak sikit ye
What promise?? Mudah lupa….
YBKK, your pet no hv logic.
Blindly folo u….holland oso he folo. kihkihihk
No point making so many dupes to make urself high. Just read what u urself say
https://paultan.org/2017/06/06/video-2017-volkswagen-polo-teased-in-new-videos/#comments
Price it similar to Hyundai Ioniq HEV for the base spec C-HR Hybrid, but with better HU.
Then another top-range spec similar to HEV+ with LKAS LDW SACC BSD, confirm win all.
Smart people make smart decisions, and undeniably Europeans are one of the smartest. Be smart, Be CH-R.
Honda HRV and CRV is a lot better. HRV more than 20k sold in Malaysia. CHR not even 1 unit here.
Honda HRV 20k owners lurrve their hard plastik interior to bits^^
HRV has more soft touch interior than more exp Civic.
Betui … last measured HRV 1cm more soft touch. Oh wai
Pls go Honda showroom and see urself. Get off that keybod.
Please dont bring in 1.2 turbo variant. Confirm under power after many years drive.
1.8 hybrid and 2.0 na would be better choice.a
Proton Bolui SUV ready takeoff!
The chr will only looks nice in those 18″ inch rims in picture but our umw car unit comes with tiny 17″ as being display recently at setia alam. Tq umw
The CHR is Gud for urban driving. Using 18 inch rims means thinner tires beside it’s more costly to replace not 2 mention lots of potholes all over.
In fact, a 17 inch rims is considered large by a small SUV. A smaller/thicker tires will make the ride more compliant don’t U think so?! Cheers bro. Just an opinion. No pun intended.
Comfort for the 17. This car is targeting small family/single middle income. 17 should be softer than 18 in terms of comfort and more importantly $$$.
I swear these CHR news items are posted to piss off toyota fans in Malaysia lol
yes please bring in the top spec hybrid and take my money.
weird design …..
This article on Toyota CHR, why do you still want to curse proton. It is better to simply talk on CHR only. Do not be too emotional to each article must want to curse proton. I do not mind if you want to praise or curse Proton, but let in the correct articles.
Can’t wait for the C-HR to come to Malaysia, but surely anti-climax with high price and low specs by UMW.
C-HR got weird design at the rear.
Rear Occupant sitting can feel very dark inside , The rear door window opening is small and does not like allow good visibility and airy feeling.
rear headroom is also tight.
Overall , nothing spectacular to own this C-HR junk anyway. I will regret buying it .
Not dissimilar to HRV really. But like all coupeish crossovers, its bigger in appearance than actual function. Just like HRV & X6 & X4
Hopefully we get exactly what they sell in Europe and not a watered down version. Also, hopefully its priced below RM50k ……
Be like KK. Demands max RM30k or ini salah mesti gov.
RM30k Build-your-own-CHR kit just abt right.
When it reaches Mesia, I bet it will become “CHR Kosong Edition”, while the price skyrocket and cost more than other countries selling such car.
That’s GLC UMW Toyota style….
GLC Honda DRB can sell cheap HRV lor.. why?
john dupe ali…confused.
Honda MY, Honda Motor(51%), DRB oni 34%. Honda Motor Japan can sell cheap…Jepunis vely gud heart
Then what about Nissan Almera leh. Must be 51% own by gov huh?
Toyota exp car prices feeds UMW GLC directors 24month fat Bonus.
What are you waiting for???
Quickly grab this best selling hot cake from grey importers & be one of the first owners to own this magnificent ride in your area!
Meanwhile, Honda might be bringing in the HRV Hybrid. So CHR, tolonglah cepat sikit, setiap hari delay launch kat Malaysia, hari itu jugaklah sales jatuh pada tangan Honda HRV.
UMW, please don’t want until the secondhand car dealers bring in first before you. Remember Harrier?