Toyota sells this EV in China for $15,000, using nearly 90% local parts
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<div class="feat-image"><img src="https://electrek.co/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2026/03/Toyota-bZ3X-EV-deliveries-2.jpeg?quality=82&strip=all&w=1400" /></div><p>Toyota may deny it, but it’s increasingly relying on local parts to compete in China’s brutal electric vehicle market. Some estimates claim nearly 90% of the parts in the bZ3X, <a href="https://electrek.co/guides/toyota/">Toyota’s</a> electric SUV that sells for just $15,000 in China, are sourced locally.</p> <a class="more-link" href="https://electrek.co/2026/03/17/toyota-sells-15000-ev-china-using-nearly-90-local-parts/#more-459803">more…</a>
<div class="feat-image"><img src="https://electrek.co/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2026/03/Toyota-bZ3X-EV-deliveries-2.jpeg?quality=82&strip=all&w=1400" /></div><p>Toyota may deny it, but it’s increasingly relying on local parts to compete in China’s brutal electric vehicle market. Some estimates claim nearly 90% of the parts in the bZ3X, <a href="https://electrek.co/guides/toyota/">Toyota’s</a> electric SUV that sells for just $15,000 in China, are sourced locally.</p>
<a class="more-link" href="https://electrek.co/2026/03/17/toyota-sells-15000-ev-china-using-nearly-90-local-parts/#more-459803">more…</a>