Wow! My clueless local dealer in a town much smaller than Vancouver claims to have 201 new vehicles in stock.
he says 18 in stock, but are they physically?2024-prius-being-leased-for-319-in-colorado-springs.251537
People love Toyotas - they can't keep them on the lots: Toyota Camry Defies the Odds as Sedan Sales Soar in 2024 – Daily Sales Hit Staggering Figures (msn.com) "In a world dominated by SUVs, Toyota’s Camry is proving that reports of the sedan’s demise have been greatly exaggerated. According to Toyota’s Q3 2024 results, the reliable family favorite is showing no signs of slowing down, continuing its climb up the sales charts. With a 1.7% increase in Q3 sales—amounting to 22,934 units—the Camry remains a dominant force. The real story, however, is its impressive performance through the first nine months of the year, with 227,576 Camrys sold, marking a 4.4% increase compared to the same period last year. To put it into perspective: from January 1 to September 30, that’s an average of 833.6 Camrys sold every single day. Adjusting for business days and taking into account the fact that many states prohibit car sales on Sundays under blue laws, that number could be even higher. Meanwhile, the Toyota Corolla has also had a stellar year. Shipments jumped 6.9% through September, totaling 177,092 units. That’s around 648.6 Corollas sold per day. The Corolla offers versatility with its sedan and hatchback variants, including the sporty GR performance model, which has boosted its appeal. Though not available in the U.S., a practical wagon version is sold elsewhere in the world. But the star of the show remains Toyota’s RAV4, an SUV juggernaut that has cemented itself as the brand’s cash cow. Through September, the “Recreational Active Vehicle with 4-wheel drive” posted a 15.7% increase in sales, with a massive 350,331 units sold. That means Toyota sold 1,283 RAV4s every single day—a staggering figure that solidifies its dominance in the SUV market." Did you know: USA Camry's- are make in Kentucky USA Corollas- are made in Alabama, Mississippi and Canada USA RAV 4s - are made in Kentucky and Canada.
i figured our camry must have been made in the usa when the windshield started leaking a month after taking possession
And YOU recommended i get a HyCam! I put down a deposit on a 2025 Camry XLE to take delivery at the end of November.
The Camry is a great choice. An individual can't buy a better vehicle than the Camry. 2025 Toyota Camry Review, Pricing, & Pictures | U.S. News (usnews.com) "The 2025 Toyota Camry's #1 ranking is based on its score within the Hybrid Cars category. Currently the Toyota Camry has a score of 9.5 out of 10, which is based on our evaluation of 13 pieces of research and data elements using various sources." Look at the best selling cars in the USA starting in 1997 till now: The Best-Selling Car in America, Every Year Since 1978 (visualcapitalist.com) Unfortunately the article only goes to 2020 but from 2020 to present the best selling car each of those years also Starts with a C and ends with a Y - C _ _ _Y , you can fill in the blanks.
Any potential vehicle, I look up the owner's manual, see what the H/V controls are like. Say for example, it's night, twisty road, raining like heck, and I want to direct as much air flow to the windshield as possible. on the 2025 Camry: Eyes off the road, find the highlighted button: Push highlighted button, multtiple times, while scrutinizing tiny LCD display above, trying to decipher the symbols, look for the best Toyota offers, a mix of air to the windshield and feet. Better not rush, or I'll likely go past the one I want, have to repeat: I suppose the ship has sailed, on ergonomic controls you can find and adjust quickly, by feel only. It used to be possible. Not that our 2010 Prius is any better, but I'd get the check book out in a minute, if one of the manufacturers would wake up. Meh, be happy:
Since I'm the family mechanic, I peruse forums not just Toyota but also Mazda, Ford, Hyundai, and VW and must say the "big" problems with Toyota's seems to be those folks have that were built in the 1990's or early 2000's while ALL of the others are vehicles less than 10-years old...many just out of warranty around 4-5 years old...and MAJOR problems, too. I rarely see 20-year old vehicles talked about on the non-Toyota forums so they must all be in a junkyard somewhere! For the past 2 or 3 years, my son-in-law has been a manager at a very busy auto repair store (Tire World) that does much more than just tires. He knows how much I like Lexus and Toyotas and, the other day, told me his next car will be a Toyota. He sees 20-year old Toyota's only needing minor work to keep going while seeing 5-6 year old other makes needing huge repairs. (And not just from neglect, parts just failing....suspension, radiators, water pumps, bent rods, head gasket failures, transmissions going out, etc.) His shop did $25,000 in repairs a few weeks ago which broke his old record of $19,000 in repairs....folks are keeping their cars longer but are paying a price.
toyota has done a good job with their us plants, but i don't think american workers will ever measure up to japanese. it's a cultural thing.
I'll never forget one made-in-Ontario Civic we got: under the hood there were seams between engine bay and fenders. One side had a bead of caulk running along that seam. Other side the seam was bare, and there was a bead of caulking running alongside it, about 1/2" away from where it was meant to be.
Rav4 hybrid made there too. Other than early in new design issues, no problems. Nothing to blame on the build location.
That crap is ignorant and borderline racist. It'd be like saying the Japanese can't develop a good cpu, only Americans can. Or the Japanese can't develop a good battery, only the Koreans can. Or the Japanese can't develop an engine that doesn't sludge itself to death, only the Europeans can. Obviously none of what I said was true, and none of what you said is true. It's 2024, take your crap back to 1950. Freakin boomers.
And you have a pleasant day as well, but I’d still prefer a car made in Japan and believe that most American auto factory workers take less pride their work. You are free to believe what you want, and to express those beliefs with as much vitriol as makes you feel better about yourself
Both the Toyota Manufacturing Plants in Canada and in the USA have been awarded best Automotive Manufacturing Plants in the world. The TMMK Toyota Plant in Kentucky has an especially impressive resume but that resume is now being challenged by its equally decorated Canadian sister Toyota Automotive Plants. Currently the Kentucky Plant makes the RAV 4 Hybrid , Camry and a Lexus Model. When I worked at the Toyota Plant in the 1980's thru the 2017 they were regularly awarded best Automotive Manufacturing Facility in the world by JD Power Associates. Haven't kept up with the rankings recently. Here is a press release from one of the Awards TMMK ties at top for J.D. Power Platinum Plant award | News | news-graphic.com "TMMK tied with Toyota Kyushu for the 2016 J.D. Power & Associates Platinum Plant Award for Lexus production. The award is given to the plant with the highest-performing assembly in the world. " In addition to their Award winning Automotive Manufacturing Plant the Kentucky Facility also boast an award-winning Engine Manufacturing Facility that produces over 600,000 engines a year as well as a Hydrogen Fuel Cell Manufacturing center for large trucks Toyota Motor Manufacturing Canada Earns J.D. Power Plant Quality Award - The News Whe "This year, Toyota Motor Manufacturing Canada received a Bronze award for its south plant in Cambridge, Ontario, where it builds the Lexus RX. It’s the third consecutive time, and the eighth time overall, that TMMC’s Cambridge location receives a J.D. Power Plant Quality Award for the RX. Last year, it had also received a platinum award for its production of the Corolla." Simply outstanding Automotive Manufacturing Assembly Plants making outstanding products that people can't get enough of.
