名古屋，日本 -- 丰田汽车计划从2028年开始在中国生产下一代卡罗拉，使用一种兼容不同动力类型的车辆平台，以在放缓的市场中获得灵活性，而该市场目前丰田正面临困难。
NAGOYA, Japan -- Toyota Motor plans to produce the next-generation Corolla in China beginning in 2028, using a vehicle platform compatible with different powertrain types to gain flexibility in a slowing market where it is struggling.
一汽丰田汽车，即丰田与中国一汽集团的合资企业，将负责制造该车型。新款卡罗拉将首次采用“多路径”车辆架构，该架构可容纳电动、混合动力、汽油或其他动力类型。
FAW Toyota Motor, a joint venture between Toyota and China FAW Group, will manufacture the model. The new Corolla will be the first to use "multipathway" vehicle architecture that can accommodate electric, hybrid, gasoline or other powertrains.
丰田已经为部分车辆使用该平台，包括雷克萨斯品牌下的某些车型。卡罗拉采用该平台预计将加速开发并降低成本，同时也能灵活适应不同动力类型需求的变化。丰田早在去年秋季日本移动性展首次亮相了下一代卡罗拉概念车。
Toyota already uses the platform for some vehicles, including models under the Lexus brand. The introduction for the Corolla is expected to speed up development and lower costs, while also enabling flexibility to adapt to changes in demand for different powertrain types. The automaker first unveiled the next-gen Corolla concept car at the Japan Mobility Show in fall last year.
“地球辽阔，世界多元。道路各异，能源现状亦然。”时任总裁佐藤浩二当时如此表示。
"The Earth is vast, and the world is diverse. Roads differ, and so do energy realities," then-President Koji Sato said at the time.
如今担任副董事长的佐藤还表示，计划除了提供电动汽车版本外，还将提供混合动力和汽油版等多种替代动力方案。
In addition to a battery EV version, Sato, who is now vice chairman, had indicated that the plan would be to offer multiple alternative powertrains, including hybrid and gasoline versions.
丰田在中国的销售正面临困境。8月份，丰田在中国售出118,449辆汽车（含雷克萨斯品牌），较去年同期下降23%。电动汽车和其他新能源汽车曾是中国市场的增长动力，但如今国内新车销售正在放缓。激烈竞争正在压低价格并侵蚀利润空间。
Toyota's sales in China are struggling. In August, the automaker sold 118,449 vehicles, including the Lexus brand, a 23% decline from the same month the year before. EVs and other new energy vehicles were once growth drivers in China, but now domestic new car sales are slowing. Intense competition is pushing down prices and eroding profitability.
除了计划从明年起在中国为雷克萨斯品牌生产续航更长的下一代电动汽车外，丰田还将在中国制造增程式电动汽车——即仅靠车载燃烧发动机发电的电动汽车。
In addition to building longer-range, next-generation EVs for the Lexus brand in China starting next year, Toyota will manufacture extended-range electric vehicles -- EVs with an onboard combustion solely for power generation.
与此同时，丰田也正在推进车辆电动化和智能化的进展，包括重组两家当地合资企业。
Meanwhile, the automaker is also moving toward advances in vehicle electrification and intelligence, including restructuring two local joint ventures.