Toyota Australia has announced a temporary pause on customer orders for its LandCruiser 70 Series GXL Wagon automatic, effective immediately.

The company cited strong demand combined with constrained production levels as the reason for halting new orders. The decision is intended to help dealers fulfil existing orders more efficiently and offer clearer delivery timeframes to customers.

The pause applies only to the GXL Wagon automatic variant. Toyota confirmed that all other models in the LandCruiser 70 Series line-up remain available, with many variants either in dealer stock or available for delivery within two to four months.

“We know in the past, particularly through the COVID-19 pandemic and during the global semi-conductor supply shortage, vehicle supply challenges caused a degree of frustration with our customers with wait times for delivery of new vehicles being extended significantly,” said Sean Hanley, Toyota Australia Vice President Sales, Marketing and Franchise Operations. 

“We never want to be the cause of that frustration again so together with our dealer network, we are committed to carefully managing any supply issues to provide complete transparency for customers when issues outside our control arise.

“We continue to work with our parent company in Japan to optimise production and supply levels of all Toyota vehicles to ensure we can deliver and satisfy Australian customer demands. “Since we launched the new four-cylinder LandCruiser 70 Series in late 2023, we have seen its appeal grow for Australian customers with strong demand across the entire range,” added Hanley.

All variants of the LandCruiser 70 Series are powered by Toyota’s 2.8-litre four-cylinder turbo-diesel engine and are offered with a five-speed manual or six-speed automatic transmission, depending on the model.

The automatic transmission is standard on the WorkMate Wagon and all Single Cab Chassis variants.

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