No Camry or Avalon as of 2006

[slumbermonkey]

Yes you heard it here first . I have very good information that these two vehicles will be replaced by an all new large sedan modelled off one of the large Lexus sedans and will be built alongsode the Kluger in Melbourne on the same chassis utilising the 3.3v6 in both .

[initial-T]

thats not cool. i wanna drive my kids around in a new camry.

[slumbermonkey]

It is going to happen. Avalon was gone anyway as it just does not sell due to styling and the Camry has a perception of being mid sized even though it is a large vehicle.

Solution.

All new large Toyota and OZ built Kluger and we will finally see that sweet 172kw 3.3 in a sedan over here

[87Camry5Speed]

Sources? How can Toyota arbitrarily decide to kill its #1 seller? Especially with the new hybrid version coming for 06? I mean, c'mon now...

[atobe]

that's just impossible

[Deuce]

what's your source for that info?

i'll put money down you got it wrong since:

1) Camry is a world-car for Toyota and is selling well in all markets (#1 selling passenger car in North America)
2) Toyota has stated it is introducing a hybrid Camry in the 2007 model year, when the Gen 5 is discontinued and the Gen 6 comes out.

[battlekat49]

Originally posted by B Deuce
what's your source for that info?

...1) Camry is a world-car for Toyota and is selling well in all markets (#1 selling passenger car in North America)...

why would they eliminate not only their best selling passenger car but THE best selling passenger car, thats ludicrous.

[GaviN]

Thats impossible. There are literally 4 Camry's to every block I drive down here in Ny ???? The avalon I understand, but the Camry

[Talisman]

If the head of Toyota told me that himself, I still would not believe it. I think it's impossible.

[Deuce]

Originally posted by battlekat49
why would they eliminate not only their best selling passenger car but THE best selling passenger car, thats ludicrous.

they wouldn't, plus announcements were already made about hybrid synergy drives for the next camry. he's just trying

[SmokingTires]

Yeah, it's not gonna happen. Both are too high selling, and too popular of names. The name alone sells it.

And if it was true, SC would have had the announcment months ago. But we don't, so I doubt it

[Razo-E]

[SmokingTires]

"Avalon posted year-end sales of 104,078, an increase of 53.0 percent."

"The popular Camry earned its "best-selling car in America" title by posting year-end sales of 422,961. Camry also reported strong December sales of 36,811, an increase of 27.5 percent."

2000 Sales Report
Source


"DETROIT -- It was all good news for Toyota when 2003 U.S. auto sales numbers were released Monday.

The Toyota Camry was the No. 1-selling car for the second-consecutive year and for six of the past seven years."

"And Toyota sold more passenger cars than any other brand, overtaking Ford as the top car seller."

Source



TOYOTA RETAIL SALES
(INCLUDES FLEET & HAWAII)
November, 2003

----- CURRENT MONTH ----- -- CALENDAR YEAR TO DATE --
DSR % DSR %
2003 2002 CHG 2003 2002 CHG
ECHO 466 2,623 -81.5 25,828 28,475 -9.0
COROLLA 20,751 22,586 -4.4 305,765 234,750 30.7
CELICA 866 1,437 -37.3 14,043 21,666 -35.0
CAMRY 29,309 32,190 -5.3 383,478 403,136 -4.5
AVALON 3,373 5,091 -31.1 47,600 64,131 -25.5
MR2 SPYDER 192 288 -30.7 2,763 4,464 -37.9
PRIUS 5,584 1,956 196.9 20,602 18,329 12.8
SCION xA 712 - -- 3,542 - --
SCION xB 1,211 - -- 6,071 - --
TOTAL TOYOTA DIV.
PASS. CAR 62,464 66,171 -1.8 809,692 774,951 4.9

Source


The Camry posted the highest sales of any vehicle

[ea8631]

Originally posted by slumbermonkey
Yes you heard it here first . I have very good information that these two vehicles will be replaced by an all new large sedan modelled off one of the large Lexus sedans and will be built alongsode the Kluger in Melbourne on the same chassis utilising the 3.3v6 in both .

Will it just happen to australia???

[epborden]

The Camry is what got Toyota started.

They can't just discontinue it.

Maybe it will happen in Aus, but here [US] I vote no