How The ‘Boring’ Toyota Camry Became A Best-Seller In America

The Toyota Camry could be called one of the most rational and reliable vehicles ever made. While Toyota and its passenger cars do have a reputation for being rather bland, it appears that quite a few people do want to own one.

In 2019, the Camry was the best-selling passenger car in the United States. However, sedans like the Camry seem to be steadily vanishing from roads in the U.S. and other markets around the world.


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How The ‘Boring’ Toyota Camry Became A Best-Seller In America

[tienluong]

American strategy : Let's make the cars break often so the buyers spend every dimes they got to fix it.
Japanese strategy : Let's put our heart and soul into our cars and make it last 30 years so that one happy buyer will tell 100 other buyers to buy our cars.
Nuff said.

[tylerhaknuman]

Camry .. when a serial killer chasing you . You know the Camry going to start

[tuljan]

Most taxis in Dubai are Camry. A taxi driver once told me, the taxi company keeps Camry until up to 500k kilometers and sell them to different african countries where they use them again as taxis for another 500k or so kilometers. Amazing

[RossCampoli]

It’s safe and reliable. It’s almost like a store-brand car. You don’t get it for the looks or because you care about the brand - you get it because it just works.

[IITaDHGdALToNII]

currently driving a 20 year old Camry, so reliable

[CUMBICA]

As Akio Toyoda said in a recent interview: "I know people have different opinions about what a 'good car' should have. But I think safety and durability are qualities included in anyone's requirements for an ideal car."

[GreenAppelPie]

I don’t think it’s an unattractive car. Reliability has its own beauty.

[FlexSZN]

Japanese Automakers think decades ahead. While American Automakers think only about the next financial quarter.

[MahidaShire]

There’s 390, 000 miles on my 2004 Camry. Our 1999 has NEVER visited the shop.

[CristianLopez-xirt]

Camry a boring car? What’s boring is waiting at the dealer for a stupid electrical problem to be resolved.

[MayankSingh-qgzv]

My 18 year old Camry is working just fine till now and My 4 year old Range rover is still sitting with the mechanic

[PiyushBhakat]

I love how "boring" cars in the US are considered upscale in developing countries.

[DLMMA]

CNBC is killing it with these Docu-Style videos. I can’t get enough

[howtobebasic]

these Camry's are the most indestructible car ever made, there built like tanks, Heck my 2001 Camry has over 400k on the odometer and that thing REFUSES TO DIE!!!

[filmdl]

In Indonesia, this car is considered as a prestigious car

[prexdyk]

I purchased a 1989 Camry brand new. It currently has over 500, 000 miles and still runs like a champ!

[LawGeek]

Let's face it, if you made low cost high quality reliable and affordable vehicle then nobody cares how bland it's design is.

People will come back to you

[christiancc]

I hope Toyota never stops making the Camry. I have a 2015 XSE V6 and in the future I’m hoping on switching to a new XSE V6 just because I love the camry so much.

[silver]

who knew people would like something called "reliability"

[rajkirannatarajan]

Toyota: let’s make the already great Camry better

GM: Let’s get out of right hand drive markets altogether