The Toyota Camry has long been associated with dependability and reliability, which is why it has been the best-selling car for 11 straight years. How many cars does it take to be the best-selling car for that long?
Ten Million.
According to this article, "About thirty years from when the first 1983 Toyota Camry was introduced in the U.S., the car’s sales have steadily grown...Though Toyota’s U.S. lineup is filled with plenty of options besides the Camry, the midsizer represents nearly 20 percent of all vehicles the automaker has ever sold here."
While the sheer amount of Toyota Camry vehicles sold is impressive, more impressive is the legacy of lives it has touched.
"People buy the Toyota Camry for their first car, to safely transport their young families, to dependably get them to and from work," said Ted Klarich, general sales manager of Burien Toyota. "People get the Toyota Camry to live life because they don't need to get sidetracked with unplanned issues."
The Toyota Camry isn't the only car in the Toyota fleet that's left the dealership lots by the millions and impacted lives and the way we drive. Toyota also recently announced that Toyota Prius sales passed three million units.
"In 1997, TMC launched the Prius, which was the world’s first mass-produced hybrid passenger car...From the first to third generation, TMC greatly reduced the cost of the hybrid system by two-thirds while improving the EPA-estimated ratings for combined driving by nearly 22 percent(3). In addition, TMC applied for 1,261 patents relating to the third-generation Prius, achieving progress worthy of the Prius name (derived from a Latin word meaning “to go before”)."
The Toyota Prius is the iconic, standard-setting hybrid vehicle of this generation.
"Since the development of the first-generation Prius, TMC has positioned hybrid technology as a core technology required for the development of various types of environment-friendly vehicles and has placed emphasis on the development and production of core components such as motors, inverters, batteries and electronic control units (ECUs), giving rise to substantial investment in Japan."
Again, Klarich said it's not just about the numbers but the people behind them.
"People who first bought the Toyota Prius were buying an idea that automotive technology should and could be better," Klarich said. "Now people know that Toyota Prius hybrid technology is the best in the industry. It's been around the longest and has proven year after year that it is worthy of the trusted 'Toyota' brand. The Toyota Prius established hybrid technology in the main stream market."
Burien Toyota is the hybrid headquarters of the Seattle area and your source for all things Toyota Camry. Stop by Burien Toyota today to see why the Toyota Camry and Toyota Prius vehicles have sold by the millions!
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