Scion

Scion
legal form	Division / brand
founding	2003
resolution	2016
Seat	United States : Torrance , California
Branch	Automobile manufacturer
Website	scion.com

Scion was a car brand of the Japanese automaker Toyota aimed at targeting younger customers. Launched in 1997 as a trial project for the Japanese home market, Toyota has been selling Scion vehicles since 2003 exclusively in the United States , Canada and some countries in the Middle East . Some models were marketed as Toyota in Japan and Europe. The Scion brand cars were mainly produced in Japan.

history

In the United States, Scion was first presented on March 27, 2002 with the bbX, which was based on the Toyota bB , at the New York Auto Show. The xA and xB vehicles were presented at the 2004 Los Angeles Motor Show on January 2, 2003. Initially (since June 6, 2003) the cars were only sold at 105 car dealers in California, followed in February 2004 in the south, southeast and east coast of the USA. As of June 2004, they were sold throughout the United States. From 2011 Scion was also represented in Canada.

On February 3, 2016, Toyota announced that the Scion project would be discontinued due to insufficient sales.

In the United States, AC Propulsion is offering a conversion of the Scion xB into an electric car under the name AC Propulsion eBox .

Model overview

Timeline of the Scion models
Type	Project attempt Japan			Trial United States			Official launch
	1990s			2000s										2010s
	7th	8th	9	0	1	2	3	4th	5	6th	7th	8th	9	0	1	2
Microcar															iQ since 2011
								xA 2004 to 2007			xD since 2007
Minivan	bbX : 1997 to 2003 xB : 2004 to 2007										xB since 2007
Middle class - Coupe									tC 2005 to 2010					tC since 2010
Sports coupe																FR-S since 2012

Web links

Commons : Scion  - album with pictures, videos and audio files

• Official website