The Toyota bZ5 is a
battery electric compact crossover SUV
Compact crossover SUV is an automobile classification used mainly in North America to describe a segment of crossover SUV, a type of sport utility vehicle, between subcompact crossover SUV and mid-size crossover SUV.
By the late 2010s, the segm ...
produced by
Toyota
is a Japanese Multinational corporation, multinational Automotive industry, automotive manufacturer headquartered in Toyota City, Aichi, Japan. It was founded by Kiichiro Toyoda and incorporated on August 28, 1937. Toyota is the List of manuf ...
through the
FAW Toyota
FAW Toyota Motor Co., Ltd. (FTMC) (), previously named Tianjin FAW Toyota Motor Co., Ltd. (TFTM) (), is an automobile manufacturing company based in Xiqing District, Tianjin, China. It is a manufacturing and supervising affiliate of the joint v ...
joint venture in China. Forming part of the
bZ series, it went on sale in May 2025.
Overview
The design of the bZ5 was previewed by the
bZ Sport Crossover Concept in April 2023. It was jointly developed by Toyota,
BYD Auto
BYD Auto Co., Ltd. ( zh, s=比亚迪汽车, p=Bǐyàdí Qìchē) is the Automotive industry, automotive subsidiary of BYD Company, a publicly listed Chinese multinational manufacturing company. It manufactures passenger battery electric vehicle ...
(via
BYD Toyota EV Technology (BTET)) and
FAW Toyota
FAW Toyota Motor Co., Ltd. (FTMC) (), previously named Tianjin FAW Toyota Motor Co., Ltd. (TFTM) (), is an automobile manufacturing company based in Xiqing District, Tianjin, China. It is a manufacturing and supervising affiliate of the joint v ...
.
The near-production version was introduced at the
Beijing Auto Show
Beijing International Automotive Exhibition (), Beijing Motor Show () or Auto China is an auto show held biennially in Beijing, China since 1990.
2024
The 2024 Auto China show dates are scheduled for 25 April - 4 May 2024 at the New China Interna ...
in April 2024 as bZ3C alongside the
bZ3X. The production model was released in Shanghai Motor Show in April 2025, and was renamed to bZ5.
See also
*
List of Toyota vehicles
Toyota has produced and marketed vehicles since 1935. Most vehicles sold today are designed and manufactured by Toyota, while some vehicles are produced by other companies and supplied to Toyota through an Rebadging, OEM supply basis. Many model ...
References
External links
bZ5
Cars introduced in 2024
Compact crossover sport utility vehicles
Production electric cars
Front-wheel-drive vehicles
{{electric-vehicle-stub