Toyota Camry 2023 News

I’ve road-tested 48 cars this year alone and I’ve seen the weird, the wonderful and everything in between. So, out of all of the cars I’ve been fortunate to be in, these were my favourites (in no particular order).

Toyota has ripped the covers from the ninth-generation version of its Camry mid-sized sedan, ahead of an Australian on-sale date in the second half of 2024.

Toyota’s slew of teasers and rumours regarding new and updated models isn’t slowing down, with the brand’s North American arm posting what appears to be the silhouette of a new Toyota Camry sedan.

Toyota has temporarily stopped taking orders for its hybrid Camry sedan, with wait times for the electrified versions of its veteran model “remaining above two years”.

The world bought 79,400,000 new cars in 2022, over a million less than in 2021, but new information reveals just how different the new car landscape is globally with electrification becoming a new standard consideration in new car buying decisions.Data published by auto industry analysis firm JATO reveals the top ten passenger car models (including utes) sold worldwide in 2022, with Toyota now joined by Tesla as the most present brands in the top chart.While Toyota models take five of the top ten spots, Tesla has two including its Model Y small SUV in third place, having sold 747,000 units in 2022, and the Model 3 sedan in tenth with 482,000 sold.The Model Y, as of the end of Q1 this year, also leads European sales by a significant margin - more than 10,000 sales ahead of the second-most popular car in the region, the Dacia Sandero, and amassing 71,683 sales after three months.The Toyota RAV4 topped a million in 2022 with 1,016,000 units sold, though it’s down 10 per cent on 2021. The Corolla, which is the most-sold car in the world to this day, sold 992,000 units in 2022.It means that, while the Model Y is only one of two hugely popular models in the electric car brand’s range compared to the many Toyota models, it seems like premium-leaning electric cars won’t struggle with popularity as the world shifts to electrification.JATO’s Global Analyst Felipe Munoz said there are several factors that Tesla has overcome to achieve two cars in the top ten sold worldwide, like the brand’s newness despite it's relatively expensive pricetag.“It is a historic moment to see a pure electric vehicle not only so close to the top position, but a relatively new brand getting so far in the global ranking, particularly given they are not the most affordable vehicles,” he said.Behind the RAV4, Corolla and Model Y is the Honda CR-V with 733,000 sales, the Toyota Camry with 673,000 and, another of Australia’s top models, the Toyota HiLux in sixth with 632,000.The Nissan Sentra, related to the Pulsar formerly sold in Australia, sold 566,000 units, with the Toyota Corolla Cross at 530,000.America’s darling, the Ford F-150 with 525,000 sales, is ninth ahead of the Model 3 to round out the top 10.Interestingly, only three models in the list sold more in 2022 than the previous year: the Tesla Model Y, the Toyota HiLux and the Corolla Cross - the latter only recently being introduced to Australia, inflating its sales difference.

The mid-size sedan market is a shrinking one, and that’s prompting car brands to either abandon the segment, or make their car as attractive as possible to buyers.

When is the best time to buy a Toyota? With so many different models launched at varying times, figuring out the optimum time to make a move is important if you want to maximise your investment. Nobody wants something that's soon going to be old and outdated. Especially as that can really impact resale values. It also gives buyers a stronger position to haggle prices down.

Lexus is set to finally release its own spin-off of the hugely-awaited next-generation Toyota Prado in Australia at last, returning to the seven-seater SUV segment it recently abandoned with the now-defunct old-shape RX L.

The Mazda 6 has been removed from the brand’s UK lineup 20 years after going on sale, while Mazda Australia has today confirmed pricing for the 2023 model year to confirm its continued sale here.

Toyota Australia has increased pricing across its model range as part of a 2023 pricing adjustment, with publicly available data showing some of the brand's most popular models have gone up by thousands of dollars.Compared with pricing data from December