The Corolla Cross palette of the 2025 model year now includes the bright color Soul Red Crystal. A Toyota representative confirmed to reporters that this is the same color known from the entire line of Mazda crossovers, and the use of this unusual shade on the Corolla Cross was made possible thanks to the joint plant in the American state of Alabama! The composition of the paints is completely identical.
Only Americans will be able to buy the Toyota Corolla Cross in the Mazda color, and this is a standard shade available even for basic trim levels, and not the prerogative of a special version. The Mazda CX-50 is painted in the same color, and both crossovers are assembled at Mazda's Toyota production plant.
The Soul Red Crystal shade consists of three layers, and in its current form the paint has been used since 2016. Usually you can borrow a “foreign“ color as part of individualization programs: for example, Porsche offers a choice of an expanded palette for an additional fee, and historical colors from FIAT, Aston Martin or BMW are added to the range. With BMW Individual, the situation is similar: you can paint an "M-ka" or another expensive model in the color of a Porsche or Ferrari.
However, the cooperation between Mazda and Toyota goes far beyond colors. The Japanese brands share hybrid drives with each other, and there are cases of placing only different emblems. For example, the Toyota Yaris is produced under the name Mazda2, and the hybrid system of the Mazda CX-50 is taken directly from the Toyota RAV4.