Overview
- Revealed at the Tokyo motor show, the IMV Origin is intentionally left incomplete so owners or local assemblers finish it themselves.
- Toyota plans to ship the vehicle as a roughly 70% complete kit designed to be assembled with simple tools and configured for different uses.
- The concept targets remote African villages with a rugged, compact flatbed platform featuring a single offset seat and a bare, easily modified frame.
- Executives including Koji Sato and design lead Lance Scott describe the approach as a way to empower local customization and seed small-scale assembly enterprises.
- Technical specifications and pricing have not been disclosed, and reports on an electrified skateboard chassis remain unconfirmed and conflict with other coverage.