Toyota Camry safe in Australia for now, despite being axed in Japan – report
After 43 years, the Toyota Camry has been axed in its home market – but the Japanese car giant has confirmed there are no plans to follow suit in Australia.
The Toyota Camry will be pulled from the company's Japanese line-up after more than four decades, but will remain on sale in Australia for the time being.
Business news outlet Nikkei Asia reports Toyota will discontinue the Camry in its native Japan, freeing up production for foreign markets where the sedan is still popular – including the US and Australia.
While Toyota's local arm would not comment on the reports out of Japan, a spokesperson for the car maker told Drive there are "categorically no plans to stop selling Camry in Australia".
Nikkei Asia reports the Camry will not be re-introduced to the Japanese market when the next-generation model arrives, which Drive has exclusively reported to be due in 2024.
According to the Nikkei Asia report, Japan makes up only one per cent of global sales for the Camry.
In Australia, the Camry recorded more than 9500 sales throughout the 2022 calendar year – though it lost its 28-year winning streak in the medium-car segment to Tesla, which sold almost 11,000 Model 3s.
The latest decision ends a 43-year history of the Camry in Japan, and will likely put an end to the Daihatsu Altis – itself a rebadged Camry sold in the same market.
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