TOYOTA. TOYOTA in AUSTRALIA
Toyota Motor Corp. Australia Ltd. 155 Bertie Street, Port Melbourne, Victoria 3207, Australia
tel. +612/97103333,
fax +612/97103202, http://www.toyota.com.au
TOYOTA CAMRY
Models produced in Australia:
Camry.
Production volume in Australia in 2003 – 113,621
vehicles (excluding CKD sets). Around 1935, AMI started the
assembly of the Standard and Triumph cars, in 1958 - of the Mercedes--Benz vehicles,
around 1960
- of
the Rambler cars, and in 1963 - of the Toyota Tiara. In 1968, Toyota to-ok over 10% of AMI shares, in 1971 -afurther 40%, and
in 1987–the remaining 50%. I n the years 1985–88, the company was called the AMI Toyota Ltd, although
since 1988
it has
been the Toyota Motor Corp. Australia Ltd. In the years 1967-99, consecutive versions
of the Corolla were produced. In 1987, the Australian Corona was replaced with the Camry,
since 2002
-its
fourth generation (= the Japanese Camry 2001). Vehicles with 2.4-liter 152 hp, 3.0-liter 192 hp V6 or 3.0-liter 197 hp V6
power plants
were resty-led in September 2004. In the years 2000-2005, the Avalon Mk 2 / Mk 3 sedan was produced.
At the 2003
Melbourne
Motor Show, Toyota Australia presented the X-Runner concept car, and at the 2004 Melbourne Motor Show
- the Sportivo Coupe
concept car. A new Camry and a new Avalon will be launched in 2006.
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