While the Toyota FJ Cruiser’s demise was greatly exaggerated the last time in 2014, when it was discontinued only in the United States, it seems the time has finally come for the rest of the world to say goodbye as well. Production will fully end by August this year. Update: Production is still continuing, at least for the Middle East market, for the forseeable future, as per Toyota Middle East.

With slowing sales and increasing emissions regulations, the FJ Cruiser’s time was limited anyway. First introduced in 2006 as a production car, it wasn’t until 2008 that the FJ was finally offered in the Middle East, to great success.

Over the years, power was bumped up from 240 hp to 270 hp, but otherwise changes were limited. A manual version was offered in the GCC between 2012 and 2015, making it a rarity that is already holding its value well (and we are helping with that), aside from the endless locally-outfitted special-edition versions concocted by dealers. Even the earliest models are still going for high second-hand prices.

Conceived as a tribute to the original FJ40 from the 1960s, the FJ Cruiser will leave a niche that will only be occupied by the Jeep Wrangler in the coming years, since the Nissan Xterra’s fate is looking patchy as well.