Early in the fall, Toyota made a decision to begin working towards a mostly U.S.-built Camry. The legendary sedan holds its biggest market in North America and it only made sense to keep the car mainly locally made. Not to let down its global market, there were plans to export U.S.-built models to other parts of the world. One of the first places to receive these cars will be South Korea as exportation and delivery will take place the beginning of January 2012. The initial estimate is the approximately 6,000 Camry sedans will make their way across the ocean annually. The cars, all redesigned 2012 model years, will be built at Toyota’s Georgetown, Kentucky assembly plant.
“We are pleased with the reaction that the redesigned Camry is receiving from our customers, and the sales success it is having in the U.S. and overseas,” said Yoshimi Inaba, president and COO of Toyota Motor North America, Inc. “The export of thousands of Camry vehicles to South Korea is an important development that builds on the great work of our talented U.S. team members as well as our extensive investments across North America to help maintain a strong, stable base of U.S. jobs. We look forward to other opportunities to continue growing exports from our American operations.”
Source: Toyota
