TORRANCE, Calif., July 2, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Toyota Motor Sales
(TMS), U.S.A., Inc., today
reported 10 million sales of its Toyota Camry, America's
top-selling car for the past 11 years, representing nearly 20
percent of all vehicles Toyota has ever sold in the U.S. This
milestone comes the same year Camry celebrates its 30 year
anniversary in the U.S.
"We couldn't be more excited about Camry's 10 millionth sale in
the U.S.," said Bob Carter, senior
vice president of automotive operations of Toyota Motor Sales,
USA, Inc. "With the support
of so many loyal customers, Camry has truly become part of the
country's fiber. For seven generations, Toyota dealers have
also been instrumental in getting Americans behind the wheel of a
Camry. Camry is definitely helping Toyota Go Places."
Toyota's first generation Camry was introduced to the U.S.
market in 1983. In its first full year of sales, Camry sold
52,651 vehicles. Three decades later, 773 of those Camrys are
still in operation.
Toyota brought Camry production to its plant in Georgetown, Ky. in May of 1988, marking the
company's early commitment to investment in North America. In
October 2006, the first Camry hybrid
was produced, strengthening Toyota's hybrid leadership position in
the U.S.
Overall, there are approximately 6.4 million Camrys on the road,
further echoing the quality, reliability and durability still
represented by Camry seven generations down the line.
This year, J.D. Power and Associates underscored Camry's value
by ranking it number one in the midsize passenger car segment in
its 2013 Initial Quality Study (IQS).
Today Camry is also the most American made car with 75 percent
of its content sourced domestically, according to the National
Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA).
Today, virtually all Camrys sold in the U.S. are produced in the
U.S.
About Toyota
Toyota (NYSE:TM) established operations in the United States in 1957 and currently
operates 10 manufacturing plants. There are more than 1,500
Toyota, Lexus and Scion dealerships in the United States, which sold more than 2
million vehicles in 2012. Toyota directly employs over 31,000 in
the United States and its
investment here is currently valued at more than $19.5 billion, including sales and manufacturing
operations, research and development, financial services and
design. Toyota's annual purchasing of parts, materials, goods and
services from U.S. suppliers totals over $27.5 billion. For more information about Toyota,
visit www.toyota.com, www.toyotanewsroom.com or
www.toyotainaction.com.
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SOURCE Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc.