As part of a strategy to give the North American market as much autonomy as possible, Toyota will soon cease importing Camry sedans from Japan, relying solely on two U.S. plants to provide more than a
third of a million copies of the midsize model annually. The move roughly coincides with the upcoming launch of the 2012 Toyota Camry, which has led car sales in the U.S. for 13 of the last 14 years.
But because of power shortages caused by the earthquake and tsunami in March, the automaker has seen Camry slip behind the Chevrolet Cruze. And the move also reflects the impact of the strong yen on
profits.
The North American Camry will be built at the maker's Georgetown, Ky., factory and at the Subaru plant in Indiana.
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