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Toyota Camry Named "Car of the Year"

By Joe Benton
ConsumerAffairs.com

November 24, 2006

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Motor Trend magazine has named the Toyota Camry "Car of the Year" and included all versions of the sedan, including the fuel-efficient hybrid version in the award.

Last year's award went to the redesigned Civic from Japanese competitor Honda.

The Camry is the best-selling car in the U.S. and has been for a number of years, edging out the Honda Accord.

Camry's U.S. sales are flat so far this year, showing a 1.6 percent rise, while Toyota Motor posted a 12.2 percent gain in U.S. sales through the first 10 months of the year.

More than 80 percent of the Camrys sold in the U.S. are built here. Toyota accomplished the switch to the redesigned model, in part, by nearly doubling imports of Japan-built Camrys as it trimmed North American production by about 11 percent during the first 10 months of the year.

Motor Trend gives the award to a new or redesigned vehicle. The Camry beat out six models from U.S. automakers, nine from Japanese competitors, five from Korea, four from Germany, one from England and one from Sweden.

Among the also-rans were the Korean-built Chevrolet Aveo, the Kia Rondo and Sedona, the Saturn Sky Redline, the Chrysler Sebring, the Suzuki SX4, the Dodge Caliber, the Lexus ES 350 and LS 460 and the Honda Fit.

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