Toyota aims to introduce three US-produced models to the Japanese market from 2026, and these will be the Camry, Highlander and Tundra, the Japanese brand has announced.
In addition to meeting the needs of Japanese customers, the move to sell the three models in Japan is also aimed at helping to improve Japan-US trade relations, the manufacturer stated. For right-hand-drive markets, the Tundra went on sale in Australia from November 2024.
For the United States, the Camry is produced at the Toyota Motor Manufacturing Kentucky (TMMK), while the Highlander emerges from Toyota Motor Manufacturing Indiana (TMMI). Its right-hand-drive equivalent, the Kluger was sold in Japan, as well as in Australia.
The US-market Tundra is made at Toyota Motor Manufacturing Texas (TMMTX); for right-hand-drive Australia, the Walkinshaw Automotive Group has been tasked with the re-engineering work for the right-hand-drive conversion of units built in the US as left-hand-drive.
The current XV80-generation Camry which Malaysia gets in 2.5 litre hybrid and 2.5 litre petrol guises are both made in Thailand, and both versions were launched in Malaysia towards the end of 2024.
The Kluger, which is the right-hand-drive relation to the Highlander, gets a 2.4 litre turbocharged four-cylinder petrol engine from the Lexus NX, and this replaced the 3.5 litre naturally aspirated petrol V6 engine which powered the Kluger’s Australian-market predecessor.
The current, third-generation Tundra emerged in September 2021, entering the US full-sized pick-up truck market with the V35A-FTS 3.5 litre twin-turbo V6 engine that outputs 389 hp and 649 Nm. This powers the model built on a high-strength boxed, steel-ladder frame, aluminium-reinforced composite bed, featuring multi-link rear suspension with coil springs, bringing a maximum payload of 880 kg.
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I want Tundra in Malaysia, even though our country is so hot, hot, hot.
is Toyota reducing production at Japan?
They have the capacity, producing other stuff?
donal trump trade war threaten japan with tariff unless they agree to import more stuff from usa
New Camry was fully engineered in the US. Highlander and Tundra, past and present models, have long been North American exclusive models (only exported to Middle East, afaict). Toyota doesn’t even have production lines for these 3 vehicles in Japan.
How much freight and insurance cost to cross the vast pacific ocean?
The Sienna MPV, another US only Toyota model could also attract sales in other parts of the world.
hahahahaha, that is super weird, papa trump made jepunis import their own stuff from other country
thats same like how geely made proton import their own cars from other country