Toyota Camry Made in North America

Published: May 15, 2012
Posted in Toyota Camry

Ballwin MOAs an American, we all want to buy products made in the United States.  We also want to purchase products that will last and when looking at the automotive industry Toyota has been a leading manufacturer when it comes to longevity, reliability, and durability.  Americans have found themselves at a crossroads when it comes to investing their money in products that promote jobs and economic wealth in the United States.

There is good news for American’s who love Toyota!  Financial analysts for the manufacturer have found that a vehicle built here in the United States is more profitable than those built in Japan.  As a result, the increased production in their North American plants has grown dramatically over the years.  According to autonews.com within a few years nearly all of Toyota’s top selling models will be manufactured in North America.  In fact, they even provided numbers to give you an idea of the breakdown in manufacturing.

Built in N.A. Built in Japan

Camry                307,447                                      1,063

Corolla               175,995                                      64,264

RAV4                110,584                                      21,653

Highlander           95,906                                        5,346

 

In 2011, nearly all Toyota Camry’s were manufactured in North America.  This will become a growing trend with other popular Toyota new cars, trucks, and SUVs as sales continue to increase in the U.S.  What does this mean for you as the consumer?  You can purchase a Toyota knowing that you are contributing to the economic wealth of your country.  You will be contributing to job increases in the manufacturing industry with every new Toyota purchased.  Visit your local Weiss St. Louis Toyota Camry dealer today to check out their vast inventory of new and used Camry’s and make sure to take a test-drive while you are there.

 

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Adding After-Market Navigation to your Toyota Camry

Published: April 15, 2012
Posted in Toyota Camry

Hazelwood Herculaneum MOEveryone has some sort of navigation system these days.  In fact, many new cars come with them as a standard option or an upgrade that many buying are opting to have included.  However, if you purchased your car several years ago, when navigation wasn’t as commonly found, you may find yourself tired of your little GPS that you bought at the local electronics store that keeps losing suction to your dashboard.

If you are the proud owner of a Toyota Camry, there are many options for an after-market navigation system so you can have the classy convenience of an installed system in your car.  As outlined by edmunds.com there are pros and cons to purchasing an after-market navigation system.  Some of the advantages to this option are that you can find systems with more advanced options, better screen resolution, and more customization for your system.  You really have the ability to get exactly what you want in a navigation system for your Toyota Camry.  The cons however, include first and foremost, the cost.  They can run up to approximately $1300 and this does not include fees for installation.  Other disadvantages include the idea that these systems tend to be more prone to thieves.  Due to the fact that these are installed into your dash after-market, they are more easily removed from the dash if a thief is determined to take it.  Lastly, because they are not fully integrated they will most likely take away some of the functions that your Toyota Camry was intended to have.

Your best bet in determining the best option for adding a navigation system to your car is to contact your local Toyota Camry St. Louis dealer today.

 

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Toyota to Increase Transmission Production

Published: March 15, 2012
Posted in Toyota Camry

St. Louis MOThe Toyota Motor Corporation will be expanding their U.S. production even further. As it currently stands they have been producing the Toyota Camry car within the United States, especially since the increase in the value of the yen. When you buy a Toyota Camry you can have great confidence in knowing you are supporting U.S- based jobs as well as getting a great new car. Even the new Toyota Camry cars St Louis MO at your local dealerships are built within the United States. It was also recently announced that Toyota will be increasing their annual production of their 6 speed automatic transmission. Currently they are at a capacity of 40, 000 units. They are increasing to 520, 000 units at the Buffalo, W. VA plan. The increase in production is set to begin in November 2012. This increase will add roughly 80 new jobs at the plant. You can find this 6- speed transmission in the Toyota Avalon, the Toyota Camry, the Lexus RX350, the Toyota Sienna and the Toyota Venza. The Governor of West Virginia commented on this increase:

“I am so pleased that for the second time in approximately a year, Toyota will expand the Buffalo plant due to the success of their diligent, hard-working, and devoted employees. Toyota’s commitment to excellence coupled with the strong West Virginia work ethic is a match made for positive economic growth benefitting both the company and the community. I am truly grateful for all the individuals—from the assembly line employees, to management and to Senator Rockefeller—who have made this partnership happen and for showcasing what is achievable in our great state.”

Senator, Jay Rockefeller also commented:

“This is great news for Toyota’s workers and the company’s plant in Buffalo. Toyota has been such an asset to West Virginia and our people, bringing good jobs to our state and currently employing more than 1,100 workers. I’m proud to have played a role in bringing Toyota to West Virginia more than 15 years ago. Toyota’s continued expansion in Buffalo is a testament to the exceptionally strong and devoted workforce that we have. Our workers are the reason that companies like Toyota choose to come to West Virginia.”

 

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Toyota Posts 2011 Fiscal Results

Published: February 15, 2012
Posted in Toyota Camry

MissouriThe Toyota Motor Corporation has finally posted their year- end fiscal results for the 2011 year. These numbers are reflective of the final nine months of the year. Net revenue for this time posted at 12, 881.1 billion yen. This marked a decrease of 10. 2 percent over the previous fiscal year period. Operating income alone decrease 305.0 billion yen dropping from 422.1 billion yen to 117. 1 billion yen. It is believed the major contributing factors to be the negative effects of marketing and the fluctuations in the value of the yen.

Toyota Motor Corporation Senior Managing Officer commented on the results:

“Despite cost reduction from company-wide Value Analysis activities and a decrease in fixed cost and expenses, net income decreased, compared to the same period last fiscal year due to the impact of reduced sales by the effects of Great East Japan Earthquake, floods in Thailand and the continued Yen appreciation.”

In North America, where the St Louis Toyota Camry car is most popular, a decrease in sales occurred. Vehicle sales totaled 1, 268 vehicles which was a decrease of 280 thousand units. However, the end of the year ended string giving the company significant hopes for the upcoming year.

Ijichi said: “Even though the Yen has been further appreciating against major currencies lately, Toyota remains committed to pursuing an improvement of its earnings structure through various cost reduction activities as well as continuing the production recovery from the Japan Earthquake and floods in Thailand. Also, Toyota will continue to make its utmost effort to achieve re-investment into making even better cars by strengthening its base of business and expanding vehicles sales and earnings as a target under its Global Vision.”

 

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Toyota Annual Sales Posting

Published: January 15, 2012
Posted in Toyota Camry

MissouriDespite the great adversity faced by the Toyota Motor Corporation during the 2011 year, they finished strong and have an excellent momentum going into the 2012 year, with high hopes of exceeding their expectations. Toyota Motor Sales, USA, Inc. reported sales for December 2011 of 178, 131 units. This was comparable to the same month the previous year. The Toyota Division reported December sales of 152, 776 units which marked a slight increase of 1.9 percent over the previous year. For the entire year of 2011 Toyota Motor Sales reported sales of 1, 644, 661 vehicles. This marked a decrease of 7.0 percent of the previous year. As for the Toyota Division, they reported sales of 1, 446, 109 for the entire 2011 year. This was a decrease of 6.1 percent over the previous year. The Toyota Camry St Louis and the Toyota Camry Hybrid led the passenger car sales for the year, posting a combined sales of 308, 510 units. The Toyota Corolla car posted annual sales of 240, 259 units. The Prius family collectively posted annual sales of 136, 463 units.

“We are encouraged by the strong close of 2011 as December was our best volume month of the year. We successfully launched several new vehicles, including the all-new Camry, which retained its number one position for the tenth straight year, along with the Prius v, which attracted new customers to the Toyota family,” said Jim Lentz, president and chief operating officer, Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc. “We begin 2012 with high expectations fueled by a strengthening economy, increasing consumer confidence and the biggest surge of new and updated products in our history. We thank our customers, dealers and business partners for their continued support and loyalty.”

 

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Toyota Camry Car Being Exported to South Korea

Published: December 15, 2011
Posted in Toyota Camry

O'Fallon ILThe Toyota Camry car is one of the best selling Toyota cars within the United States. It was recently redesigned to be more efficient and offer more effective features. They also worked hard to efficiently manufacture the Toyota Camry. As a result, the newly designed Toyota Camry is available at a lower price than the previous model year. The production of the Toyota Camry car takes place in the United States and provides several jobs which help to boost the American economy.

It was recently announced by Toyota that they plan on exporting many of the United States built Toyota Camry cars to its distributor in South Korea. It is expected that they will export 6, 000 units of Toyota Camry cars per year. The United States- based production plant for the Toyota Camry is located in Georgetown KY. It is Toyota’s largest manufacturing plant outside of Japan. The exports are expected to begin arriving in Korea as early as January 2012. Other exports will include the Toyota Avalon sedan, the Sequoia SUV, the Toyota Tundra and Toyota Tacoma pickups. You can find all of these models, including the new Toyota Camry car MO, at your local St. Louis dealership.

“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.”

 

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Features and Common Sense Habits will Keep You Safe

Published: November 15, 2011
Posted in Toyota Camry

Hazelwood MissouriYour new St Louis Toyota Camry car is stacked with several top notch safety features and capabilities. Each new Toyota Camry car comes with the unique Star Safety System. This safety system includes several smaller safety systems. These include Vehicle Stability Control, Traction Control, an Anti- Lock Brake system, Electronic Brake- Force Distribution, Brake Assist, and Smart Stop Technology. In addition, the new Toyota Camry has other safety features such as ten airbags, driver and front passenger Whiplash- Injury- Lessening seats, 3 point seatbelts for all seating positions, the LATCH system, child protector rear door locks and power window lockout control, you can also get the Safety Connect System. The Safety Connect system includes Emergency Assistance, Stolen Vehicle Locator, Roadside Assistance and Automatic Collision Notification. These safety features help to keep you and your car safe whether you are driving or it’s parked in your home garage.

When it comes to keeping you and your family safe while traveling, you will need to engage all of these safety systems. Many of them will engage automatically. However, others you will need to manually engage. In addition, there are other habits to get in to add to your safety. When you leave the car, whether it is in the driveway or in a parking lot, always remember to take the keys with you. Leaving the keys in the ignition, or in the car at all, gives a thief easy access to taking your Toyota Camry car. You should take this a step further and remember to keep your car locked at all times. Even if your Camry is parked in your garage it is a good idea to keep it locked when you’re not in the car.

 

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Toyota Camry Achieves Hybrid-Like Efficiency

Published: October 15, 2011
Posted in Toyota Camry

Kirkwood MOThe hybrid car business is booming. Since the recession of 2008 auto manufacturers have been working tirelessly to make significant fuel efficiency improvements on their vehicles: This as a result to the current demands of the car buyer. Car buyers are insisting that cars be more fuel efficient and equally as affordable. The Toyota Motor Corporation was the first to debut a hybrid car over a decade ago. As a result, the Toyota hybrid technology is the most affordable and effective on the market. They have had several years to perfect this technology. It wasn’t until this past year that Toyota began expanding their line of Toyota Prius cars. They have also committed to developing a hybrid version of each gas powered vehicle they manufacture. Thus far they offer the Toyota Camry Hybrid and the Toyota Highlander Hybrid vehicle.

Just because hybrid vehicles are all the craze doesn’t mean this is the only way to achieve excellent fuel efficiency. Most of the gas powered Toyota vehicles will achieve a fuel economy far better than competitor gas powered vehicles. In fact, some even achieve hybrid- like efficiency. The new Toyota Camry has been completely redesigned yet still delivers class leading fuel efficiency and the affordability you will find with every Toyota vehicle. A brand new St. Louis Toyota Camry car has sticker price of just $21, 955 and has the capabilities to achieve an average of 25 miles per gallon during city driving and 35 miles per gallon during highway driving. It is one of the most fuel efficient vehicles on the market; which in turn translates to a much lower cost of ownership. The new Toyota Camry car can be found at your local Weiss Toyota dealership in Missouri.

 

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Buy a Camry This Weekend – Save Big!

Published: September 22, 2011
Posted in Toyota Camry

Saint Louis MoWe are fast approaching the best time of year to buy a car, according to TruCar. This is the time of year when dealerships across the nation need to move old inventory in preparation for new inventory. This happens to be at a point in time when lending rates are still low as well. It is the perfect opportunity for new car buyers to take advantage of dealership financing and special vehicle incentives.

According to TruCar the weekend of September 24, 2011 will be the best weekend to get a great deal on a new car purchase. One of the most highly anticipated Toyota cars of the year is the newly redesigned Toyota Camry car and Toyota Camry Hybrid car. The 2011 Toyota Camry will be available at many Toyota dealerships in the Saint Louis area with a zero percent financing plan. While it may be a great deal to take advantage of the 2011 Toyota Camry car, zero percent incentive, the new Camry is of a comparable price. In fact, the Toyota Motor Corporation worked diligently to redesign the Camry while keeping the cost low. They even went so far as to using robots for production in order to keep the production costs down. As a result the new Toyota Camry has a very affordable price. The 2012 new Toyota Camry St. Louis car has a starting price of $21, 955. It will achieve excellent fuel economy as well as a low cost of ownership. Visit your local Saint Louis Weiss Toyota dealership to test drive the 2011 and the 2012 Toyota Camry. Don’t wait until these incentives have passed, head down to the dealership today to take advantage of Weiss financing and low Toyota prices.

 

 

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Toyota Prepared For Gas Price Hike

Published: August 19, 2011
Posted in Toyota Camry

Our economy continues to show significant struggle to gain ground and stability. As a result, many of us know and fully expect fuel prices to begin increasing. During the economic crisis of 2008 gas prices skyrocketed seemingly overnight. It came at a time when many Americans were still driving around large gas guzzling vehicles. During that time many chose to downsize for vehicle far more fuel efficient. While this is effective it is sometimes not always an option for some. The current economic state is coming at a time when buyers and manufacturers are much more prepared for such increases in gas prices.

Kirkwood MOBeing that the one sure thing will be a rise in gas prices when the market tanks, we need to be much more aware of our fuel efficiency. Many drivers have become accustomed to their modified driving habits. For instance, some may have been forced to rely on car pools, or other public transportation. After seeing what type of money can be saved, these drivers are completely comfortable with maintaining these habits. We have become better accustomed to paring down the number of trips we take each week. We have even found ways to save on fuel economy on the family road trip.

All Toyota brand models are well known for their fuel efficiency. They have been able to exceed fuel economy standards for decades and continue to do so. Many of the used Toyota cars on the market have the ability to achieve better fuel economy than new competitor models. For instance the Toyota Camry has been a longtime customer favorite. A brand new 2011 St. Louis Toyota Camry car will have a starting price of just $20, 195 and will achieve an average of 22 miles per gallon during city travel and 33 miles per gallon during highway travel. They are some of the most affordable and most fuel efficient on the market.

 

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