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On March 23, the media reported that Toyota plans to stop selling Camry cars in the Japanese market by the end of this year. Reported that Toyota has issued a notice to Japanese dealers and stopped accepting most new orders, which also means that the 43-year-old Toyota Camry is about to withdraw from the Japanese market. It should be noted that although Toyota stops selling the Camry in the Japanese market, the production and sales of the Camry in overseas markets will not be affected, and the Camry will turn to other popular markets. At the same time, Toyota will continue to produce new Camry models, but only for overseas markets.

So far, Toyota's official website has not responded to the above news.

The Camry is a global strategic car launched by Toyota in 1982. it is also one of the best-selling medium-sized cars in the world, mainly produced in factories in China, the United States and Aichi Prefecture, Japan. As a global model, so far, the Camry has gone through eight generations of model iterations. The first-generation Camry was launched in the Japanese local market in March 1982. it can be said that the design is very different from that of the current Camry, which is more like a compact model, and has the names Camry and Vista. It sells in different channels of Toyota and is powered by a 2.0L 2S-ELC naturally aspirated engine that matches a five-speed manual and a four-speed automatic transmission.

In August 1986, the second-generation Toyota Camry was launched, which basically continued the design style of the previous generation, but extended the 120mm to the length of the body. In addition to being made in Japan, this generation of models was also manufactured in Kentucky and once became the fifth best-selling model in the United States. In July 1990, Toyota launched the Camry V30 series, which is specially designed for the Japanese market, which is also the third generation of Camry models. Compared with the previous two generations, this generation is more stylish in appearance and equipped with a 2.2L naturally aspirated engine in terms of power. it matches a four-speed automatic transmission.

Toyota launched the fourth-generation Camry in December 1996, this generation of Camry is basically consistent with the third-generation Camry model, including the chassis, power have not changed, but this generation Camry with optional side airbags in the United States market measures, in 1999 the American Highway Safety Insurance Association crash test won the Good good results.

The fifth generation Camry is a truly global model, which was launched in September 2001 and introduced into the domestic market by import. On September 1, 2004, GAC Toyota Motor Co., Ltd. was established. Two years later, the sixth generation Camry went public and went offline at GAC Toyota's Nansha production base, becoming the first mass production model of GAC Toyota. This generation of models are also defined by many car owners as "the most classic Camry".

In August 2011, the seventh generation Camry went public, perhaps the shape of the sixth generation Camry is too classic, after the listing, the seventh generation Camry did not achieve the expected sales and response. In the domestic market, the seventh generation Camry launched two power options of 2.0L and 2.5L on December 8, 2011, with a price range of 17.98-274800 yuan.

The eighth generation Camry went on sale in 2018, which is based on the TNGA architecture and almost subverts the design style of previous generations of models. On February 25, 2021, the mid-term modified Camry was listed in China, with a total of 10 models, continuing the eighth-generation Camry double styling design style and upgrading the configuration in an all-round way, with three power system options on the power. the price range is 17.98-269800 yuan.

So far, Toyota Camry has a history of 43 years. In the Japanese domestic market, the Camry currently sells for 3.49 million-4.68 million yen (RMB 18.28-245100). Since its launch, it has sold only 1.3 million vehicles in the Japanese market, compared with overseas markets. Camry models have been sold to more than 100 countries and regions around the world, with a cumulative sales volume of more than 21 million by the end of 2022.

As a global model, the Camry is popular in the United States and China, with sales of more than 13 million vehicles in the United States, while the eighth generation Camry sold more than 1 million vehicles in China, according to data released by Guangzhou Automobile and Toyota. Toyota Camry became the domestic annual medium-sized car sales leader with sales of 242225 vehicles in 2022, ahead of Honda Accord and Nissan Teana, according to FIFA retail sales data. By contrast, the Camry has performed poorly in its home market, selling less than 6000 vehicles in 2022, which the industry believes may be mainly due to Toyota's limited production capacity in its home market and Japanese consumers' preference for SUV and small cars. In addition to suspending the sale of Camry models, Toyota announced on its Japanese website not long ago that the C-HR model will stop production and sales in the Japanese market in July this year, and that in the future, a new generation of C-HR models may focus on Europe and the United States, while the Asian market will mainly focus on Carola Ruifang.

According to the latest report, the new Camry will be released in 2024. The new car is based on the TNGA-K platform and draws lessons from the design style of the 16th generation Toyota Crown. The overall design details are very similar to the Crown SPORTS. In terms of power, the overseas version is expected to be equipped with 2.5L hybrid, 2.4T hybrid and a plug-in hybrid system. In addition to hybrid models, the domestic market may also provide pure fuel power for consumers to choose from. According to the plan, the new car will be released and listed in 2024 and will continue to be sold domestically by GAC Toyota and FAW Toyota.

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