{"id":2099575,"date":"2023-11-15T12:29:02","date_gmt":"2023-11-15T17:29:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/toyotas-camry-best-selling-car-in-us-goes-all-hybrid\/"},"modified":"2023-11-15T12:35:41","modified_gmt":"2023-11-15T17:35:41","slug":"toyotas-camry-best-selling-car-in-us-goes-all-hybrid","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/toyotas-camry-best-selling-car-in-us-goes-all-hybrid\/","title":{"rendered":"Toyota&#8217;s Camry, top-selling car in the US, now fully hybrid."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftoyotas-camry-best-selling-car-in-us-goes-all-hybrid%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2099575&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p><!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<h2>Toyota&#8217;s Bold Move: All-New Camry to\u200d be Gas-Electric Hybrid Only<\/h2>\n<p>November 15, 2023 \u2013 3:34 AM UTC<\/p>\n<p>DETROIT (Reuters) \u2013 The \u200dnext generation \u200cof the Toyota Camry, the best-selling \u200csedan \u200cin\u2064 the U.S. market, will come with only a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/new-electric-vehicle-is-a-truck-that-includes-a-gas-powered-generator-as-a-backup\/\" title=\"New electric truck with gas generator backup.\">gas-electric hybrid<\/a> \u200bpowertrain, the boldest\u200c move yet by the Japanese \u2062automaker to push\u200d hybrid technology into the heart of the U.S. market.<\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-3\" style=\"min-width: 320px; min-height: 50px; text-align: center;\">  \t<script>  \t\tgoogletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-3'); });  \t<\/script>  <\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-slot__ad-label\">Advertisement<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>The 2025 Camry will combine a 2.5-liter gasoline engine with \u200dan electric \u2064drive system tuned to deliver more power in both <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gm-to-invest-760-million-to-shift-ohio-plant-to-ev-part-production\/\" title=\"GM to invest 0 million to shift Ohio plant to EV-part production\">front-wheel drive<\/a> and all-wheel \u200bdrive versions of\u2062 the car, Toyota said.<\/p>\n<p>Compliance with tougher\u2062 U.S. fuel economy rules\u200d was a factor in Toyota\u2019s decision\u2064 to make the\u2063 new Camry an all-hybrid vehicle line, dropping four- \u2062and six-cylinder combustion models that made up \u200cabout 85% of sales in the current model year, David \u2064Christ, head of \u2064the Toyota \u2064brand in North America, told Reuters. Another factor behind the decision was \u201cthe performance we were able to get out of the hybrid,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>While Toyota has accelerated development of electric-vehicle technology, it is still betting that demand for hybrids \u2063and plug-in hybrids will remain robust as the automaker takes a \u201cmulti-pathway\u201d approach seeking to satisfy \u2063customer needs in every market.<\/p>\n<p>The hybrid powertrain and a new electronic\u2063 all-wheel drive system deliver \u2064232 combined\u200c horsepower \u2013\u200b nearly 15% more than the outgoing Camry with a mechanical all-wheel drive system, Toyota said.<\/p>\n<p>Toyota executives unveiled \u2062the ninth generation of the midsized \u2064Camry\u200b sedan on Tuesday\u2062 in Los Angeles, ahead of the Los Angeles Auto \u2063Show that\u2064 opens on \u2064Friday.<\/p>\n<p>The new Camry will compete in a segment largely abandoned by \u2063the \u200cDetroit brands, with\u200c the \u200dexception of\u2064 General Motors\u2019 \u200d(GM.N) Chevrolet Malibu. The new Camry\u2019s direct competitors\u200d \u2013 putting\u200d aside scores of compact and midsized SUVs\u200d \u2013 will include a few remaining sedans such as the Honda\u200b (7267.T) Accord, the Hyundai (005380.KS) Sonata and Tesla\u2019s (TSLA.O) all-electric \u200dModel \u200c3.<\/p>\n<p>The Tesla Model 3 outsold \u200cthe\u200c Camry in California,\u200c a key market for Toyota, during the\u2064 first nine months of 2023, according to data \u200bfrom the California New Car Dealers Association.<\/p>\n<p>Toyota did not disclose pricing \u2064or fuel-efficiency figures for the 2025 Camry, due \u2062in showrooms next spring. The cheapest Camry\u200b hybrid model\u2062 currently sells for about $2,400 more than the most inexpensive combustion \u2063Camry.<\/p>\n<p>Most of the hybrid powertrains sell at a\u2062 $1,500 \u200dto $2,000 premium to combustion models, Christ said. \u2064\u201cWe \u200cthink the value the hybrid powertrain brings is\u200c worth that kind of premium.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A current\u200c Camry hybrid\u2064 is \u2064rated at 52 miles (84 km) per gallon in combined city and highway \u200cdriving, compared with a 32-mpg rating\u2064 for the conventional four-cylinder Camry.\u2062 The hybrid saves $650 a year in fuel costs compared with\u2063 the combustion model, according to \u2063U.S. government fuel economy data.<\/p>\n<p>Toyota previously switched its Sienna minivan to\u200b an all-hybrid powertrain approach. The Sienna is \u201cour \u2064second-fastest turning car and the car we have\u200b the most\u200d reservations for,\u201d Christ said.<\/p>\n<p><sub>Reporting by Joe White \u2063in Detroit. Editing \u200cby Matthew Lewis<\/sub><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"rc-widget-10bad2\" data-rc-widget data-widget-host=\"habitat\" data-endpoint=\"\/\/trends.revcontent.com\" data-widget-id=\"278641\"><\/div>\n<p class=\"dpsp-share-text\" style=\"margin-bottom:10px\"> \t\t \t\tShare this post!\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<h3>Latest\u2062 News \u2064Highlights<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>The \u2018March\u2064 For Israel\u2019 says No ceasefire will stop Hamas, Marwayne Mullin almost throw down with the Teamsters Union Boss and \u200cMayorkas is saved by 8 Republicans.<\/li>\n<li>President Biden is losing\u2062 support among Black and Hispanic voters,\u2062 according to recent polling from The New York Times\/Siena College.<\/li>\n<li>Inflation went up\u2062 to 3.2% year-over-year, \u200cdown from 3.7% in\u2063 September.<\/li>\n<li>After both parties\u2062 have \u200cfailed to reign in government spending, one \u2062advocate for fiscal responsibility says things\u2062 have got to change.<\/li>\n<li>Starlink has secured a contract to offer free internet in \u2062Mexico until the end of 2026.<\/li>\n<li>U.S. lawmakers asked Apple Inc to explain the abrupt\u2064 end of political\u200b comedian Jon \u200cStewart\u2019s television show on its streaming service.<\/li>\n<li>Elon Musk denied a report that his rocket company SpaceX was discussing an IPO for its satellite internet business, Starlink.<\/li>\n<li>Chinese companies are buying up U.S. chipmaking equipment despite a \u200craft of new export curbs aimed at advances in the country\u2019s semiconductor industry.<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<p> rnrn  <\/p>\n<h2> What was the driving force \u2062behind Toyota&#8217;s decision to make the new Camry\u200c an\u2064 all-hybrid vehicle line?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Toyota&#8217;s Bold Move: All-New Camry to be\u200d Gas-Electric Hybrid Only<\/p>\n<p>November 15, 2023 \u2013 3:34 AM UTC<\/p>\n<p>DETROIT (Reuters) \u2013 The next generation of the\u200d Toyota\u2064 Camry, the best-selling sedan in the U.S. \u2062market,\u200c will come with only a gas-electric hybrid powertrain, the boldest move \u200dyet by the Japanese automaker to \u2063push hybrid \u2064technology into the heart of the \u2063U.S. market.<\/p>\n<p>The 2025 Camry will combine\u200c a\u200d 2.5-liter gasoline engine with\u200d an electric drive system tuned to deliver\u200b more power\u2062 in both front-wheel drive \u200band all-wheel drive versions of the car, Toyota said.<\/p>\n<p>Compliance with \u2064tougher U.S.\u2063 fuel economy\u200d rules \u200dwas a\u200d factor in Toyota\u2019s decision to make the new Camry an \u2062all-hybrid vehicle line, dropping \u2062four- and six-cylinder combustion \u2064models that \u2064made up\u2062 about 85% of sales in\u2063 the current model year, \u2064David Christ, head of the Toyota brand in North America, told\u2062 Reuters. Another factor\u200d behind\u200c the decision was \u201cthe performance we were able to get out\u200d of the hybrid,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>While Toyota has accelerated development of electric-vehicle\u200c technology, it is\u2063 still betting that demand for hybrids and plug-in hybrids will remain robust as the automaker takes a \u201cmulti-pathway\u201d approach seeking to satisfy customer\u200c needs in every market.<\/p>\n<p>The\u200d hybrid powertrain and\u200c a new electronic all-wheel \u2062drive system deliver\u200c 232 combined horsepower \u2013 nearly \u200b15% more than the outgoing Camry with a\u200d mechanical all-wheel drive system, Toyota said.<\/p>\n<p>Toyota executives unveiled the ninth generation of\u2063 the midsized Camry sedan on Tuesday in \u200dLos Angeles, ahead of the Los Angeles Auto Show that opens on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>The new Camry will compete\u200d in a segment largely \u2062abandoned by \u200bthe Detroit brands,\u200b with the exception of General Motors\u2019 Chevrolet Malibu. The new Camry\u2019s direct competitors \u2013 putting \u2062aside \u200cscores of \u200ccompact and midsized SUVs\u2064 \u2013 will include a few remaining\u200d sedans \u2063such as the Honda Accord, the Hyundai Sonata, and Tesla&#8217;s all-electric \u200cModel 3.<\/p>\n<p>The Tesla Model 3 outsold the Camry in California, a key market for Toyota, during \u2064the \u200dfirst nine months of 2023,\u200c according\u200c to data from the \u2062California New \u200bCar Dealers Association.<\/p>\n<p>Toyota did not disclose pricing or fuel-efficiency figures for the 2025 Camry, due in showrooms next spring. The cheapest Camry hybrid \u200bmodel currently sells for about \u2062$2,400 more than the most inexpensive combustion Camry.<\/p>\n<p>Most \u200cof\u2063 the \u2064hybrid \u2062powertrains sell at a $1,500 to $2,000 premium to combustion models, Christ said. &#8220;We think\u2062 the value the hybrid powertrain brings is worth that kind of premium.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>A current\u200b Camry hybrid is rated at 52 miles\u2063 (84\u200c km) \u2062per gallon in combined city and highway driving, compared with \u200ba 32-mpg rating for the gasoline model.<\/p>\n<p>Overall, Toyota&#8217;s\u2064 decision to make the all-new Camry \u200dan all-hybrid vehicle \u2063line represents a significant shift in the\u200b automotive industry. With the aim of meeting stricter fuel economy regulations and pushing the boundaries\u2063 of hybrid technology, Toyota is showing\u200d its commitment \u2062to sustainability and innovation. As the best-selling sedan in the U.S. market, the Camry&#8217;s transition to a gas-electric hybrid-only \u2063lineup is expected to \u200dhave a profound impact on the market and influence \u200bother \u2064automakers to follow suit.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>November 15, 2023 \u2013 3:34 AM UTC DETROIT (Reuters) \u2013 The next generation of the Toyota Camry, the best-selling sedan in the U.S. market, will come with only a gas-electric hybrid powertrain, the boldest move yet by the Japanese automaker to push hybrid technology into the heart of the U.S. market. 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