It’s hard to beat the champion, so let’s go OEM? Winners of “commercial vehicles” that dominate the market[Recommended vehicles]| MOBY [モビー]

In the past, “commercial vehicles”, especially light vans, light 1-box vehicles, and light trucks, were fields that each manufacturer focused on, but demand has decreased since the 1990s, and more and more OEMs supply from other companies. The trend accelerated in the 2000s.

And in the 2020s, with the exception of Suzuki and Daihatsu, who are still competing for light 1-box commercial vehicles and light trucks, in other fields, there is only one company that boasts an overwhelming market share, and another company that has a small share.

Let’s take a look at three successful commercial vehicles that emerged in the 2000s and are dominating the market in the 2020s.

Toyota Probox (2002)

Super long best-selling light van that is active from work to racing

Toyota Probox GX (hybrid vehicle added in 2018 after big minor change in 2014)

Around 2000, Toyota, which promoted the integration of light van models into the Corolla/Sprinter van and Caldina van, developed a light van/station wagon-only vehicle as a successor to them (passenger-registered wagons were discontinued in 2013). .

In 2020, as all sales lines of the “Toyota” brand shifted to handling all models, the sister car Succeed was abolished and integrated into the Probox.

Not only is it easy to use as a full-fledged business van, but its power performance is mediocre, but its engine characteristics and gear ratio have been optimized, giving it excellent acceleration performance. It is said that there was also an acceleration comparison of

With a big minor change in 2014, it changed its appearance greatly, and in 2018, it continued to improve, such as adding a hybrid car, and has a large difference in sales volume from its rivals. It is a popular model among the general public.