Toyota’s Winning Trio in Canadian Car of the Year Awards

Automobile Journalists Association of Canada (AJAC) customers pick Camry LE, Camry Hybrid and RAV4 as group winners for the 2007 Canadian Motor vehicle of the Yr. Toyota Trio had been supplied the leading honors. Toyota Camry LE received in the Most effective New Spouse and children Car, Toyota Camry Hybrid, in the Finest New Family Motor vehicle, and Toyota RAV4 V6 Activity in the Most effective New SUV/CUV category.

“Toyota is quite happy to take these awards and on behalf of absolutely everyone at Toyota in Canada, I’d like to thank AJAC’s customers for these honors,” stated Stephen Beatty, Managing Director at Toyota Canada Inc. “The Toyota Camry is North America’s most preferred passenger automobile. The Toyota Camry Hybrid represents an crucial evolution of gasoline-electrical hybrid technology in the next most common sector segment in Canada. And the redesigned Toyota RAV4 will be made in Woodstock, Ontario when our new assembly plant, at present less than building, starts production in 2008.”

Toyota Camry, a midsize vehicle designed in Georgetown, Kentucky plant, is the greatest-offering automobile in the United States for 8 of the final 9 yrs starting in 1997. Now in its sixth era, car pieces for Toyota Camry have been notably redesigned though the duration of the automobile remained unchanged. Kentucky plant creates about 45,000 Camrys annually.

Toyota Camry OEM pieces boast functionality and fashion. The new Camry is also remaining created by Toyota Motor Corporation Australia. The new era Camry in Australia went on sale previous August. Its product vary is composed of the Altise, Ateva, Sportivo and Grande.

This year, Toyota developed a hybrid version of Camry. It was launched alongside with the redesigned Camry. The vehicle employs Hybrid Synergy Push setup, which is identical to that of Prius, Highlander Hybrid and Lexus RX 400h. Camry Hybrid takes advantage of a 4-cylinder gasoline engine that is capable of making 192 horsepower. Standard features of the Camry Hybrid involve knee airbags, side torso airbags and side-curtain airbags, distant entry and start out.

Toyota RAV4, on the other hand, is a compact crossover SUV which was substantially redesigned for the 2006 model calendar year. For now, Toyota RAV4 auto sections are assembled in the automaker’s Tahara, Aichi, Japan assembly plant. Nevertheless, the assembly is anticipated to be transferred in Woodstock, Ontario, Canada assembly plant when the latter will come on the internet.

“These a few vehicles are very important to Toyota’s eyesight of the long term of particular transportation in Canada,” Mr. Beatty continued. “Thus, we’re delighted that they have been selected by AJAC’s users as the ideal in their respective groups.”

AJAC is an association composed of specialist journalists, writers and photographers who are accountable for the coverage in Canada’s car field.