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Toyota plans to stop selling Camry models in Japan by the end of the year, meaning the 43-year-old Toyota Camry sedan is about to exit the Japanese market. It is understood that the reason why Camry stopped selling in the Japanese market is mainly because Camry models are relatively depressed in sales in the Japanese market, while they are still selling well in overseas markets, so Camry will be transferred to other markets popular with consumers, including the US market and the Chinese market. Toyota, meanwhile, will continue to produce new Camry models for sale only overseas.

Recently, a new generation of Camry road test spy photos exposed, the new car will be officially released at the 2023 Los Angeles Auto Show, and will be launched in early 2024. According to previous reports, the new generation Camry is built on TNGA-K platform and draws lessons from the design style of the 16th generation Toyota Crown. The personality and sporty temperament will be improved.

According to the comprehensive road test spy photos and the new generation Camry imaginary map drawn by foreign media before, the overall design details of the new car are very similar to Crown SPORTS due to drawing lessons from the design style of the 16th generation crown. Compared with the current model, the new generation Camry is sportier and younger in appearance, and from the outline of the whole vehicle, it can be seen that the size of the new car is not small, perhaps its body size will be further upgraded. At the same time, the front grille size of the new generation Camry will be further increased, with exaggerated air intakes on both sides to make it look fierce enough, while the front enclosure area adopts a three-stage layout of large size,"blade" decoration in the guide grooves on the left and right sides and obvious raised ridge lines on the hood, showing strong visual impact and sporty temperament.

On the side of the car body, the new generation Camry has made certain adjustments, the overall line is more smooth, there is a more obvious slip-back design, but with reference to the rear of the brand-new crown, it is expected that the slip-back cannot be opened. At the rear, the new Camry is expected to adopt the popular through-tail lights, a duckling tail design above the trunk lid, plus longer front and rear overhangs, all of which are close to the new Crown Sedan.

In terms of power, it is reported that the new generation Toyota Camry is expected to provide 2.5L hybrid power, 2.4T hybrid power and a plug-in hybrid system overseas. In the domestic market, because consumers still have high demand for fuel vehicles, in addition to hybrid models, the domestic version is likely to provide pure fuel power for consumers to choose from. However, since Toyota's domestic models are mainly hybrid models, it is expected that the new generation Camry will also mainly promote hybrid models equipped with the fifth generation THS II hybrid system.

Camry is a classic Toyota model, born in 1982, after eight updates. In 1982, Toyota introduced the Camry, a front-wheel-drive model, to replace the sixth-generation Toyota Corona and mark the official independence of the Camry. Since then, Camry has basically maintained a five-year replacement rhythm, until the launch of the fifth generation model in 2002.

On November 16,2017, the fourth generation Camry was listed in China, with a price range of 179,800 - 279,800 yuan. On February 25,2021, the new Camry was officially launched with an official guidance price of 179,800 - 269,800 yuan. As a mid-term model, the new Camry has a sporty and stylish overall look, with two exterior styles and three powertrain systems, including 2.0L, 2.5L and 2.5L hybrids.

As a Toyota midsize car, its sales in the Chinese market are relatively bright. Take sales in 2022 as an example, Camry overtook Honda Accord with 242225 sales, becoming the top mid-size car sales, with the latter selling 220771 units for the whole year, followed by Passat with 163532 units.

It is worth mentioning that the new generation Accord will be officially launched on May 20. It is understood that, in addition to fuel vehicles, oil-electric hybrid version, the new generation of Accord will add plug-in hybrid version models, Accord e:PHEV equipped with 2.0L engine and motor composed of plug-in hybrid system, its pure electric range is 82km, comprehensive fuel consumption 4.88L/100km.

In recent years, Mondeo, Red Flag H5 and other models have been upgraded, and in addition to Accord, LaCrosse, Sonata is expected to launch replacement models soon, when the competition in the mid-size car market will be more intense. At the same time, more and more domestic automobile enterprises also began to launch medium-sized electric vehicles, although fuel vehicles are still the main market consumption, but they have to be subject to the backlash of new energy vehicles, which may also be the competitive pressure that traditional old cars such as Camry need to face.

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