Toyota Camry Hybrid gets nip/tuck for ASEAN market intro

Toyota Camry Hybrid gets nip/tuck for ASEAN market intro

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Toyota Camry Hybrid for Thailand - Click above for a high-res image gallery

It may have taken a year to make it happen, but the locally-built Toyota Camry Hybrid is finally ready to go on sale in Thailand. This new version of the Camry Hybrid is the first of its kind (not assembled in Japan) and features unique new front and rear fascias that are derived from the Australian Aurion. Our take? The front grille is vaguely reminiscent of the three-bar chrome schnoz used by Ford in America, although it also reminds somewhat of the Venza, as well.

Although final pricing has not yet been announced, Toyota expects to sell the new Camry Hybrid in Thailand with just a small premium over the standard model due to a reduced 10% excise tax on locally-built hybrid vehicles. Thanks to this favorable pricing situation, Toyota expects the Hybrid to make up 60-70% of all Camry sales in the region. Soon, the Japanese automaker will begin exporting the Thai-built Camry Hybrid to other countries in Southeast Asia.


Gallery: Toyota Camry Hybrid for Thailand



[Source: Paul Tan]Toyota Camry Hybrid gets nip/tuck for ASEAN market intro originally appeared on Autoblog on Mon, 01 Jun 2009 15:27:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.



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mehh, looks like a plain old family car to me. I'll probably get one when I has kids.


btw autoblog, u suck!