Hudson Toyota: AMERICAS BEST-SELLING CAR TUNED UP FOR 2013 NASCAR SEASON

AMERICAS BEST-SELLING CAR TUNED UP FOR 2013 NASCAR SEASON

Camry Race Car Now Shares More Similarities to Production Sibling

SALISBURY, N.C. (May 22, 2012) -- Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc. (TMS) and TRD, U.S.A. (Toyota Racing Development) today formally introduced the new 2013 Toyota Camry that will compete in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series (NSCS) beginning next season at TRDs Salisbury, N.C. facility.

The introduction of the new 2013 Camry for NASCAR competition marked the culmination of an aggressive redesign to provide the 2013 Camry with an updated and more-unique identity. TRD worked together with Calty Design, part of Toyotas global network design team, to create an on-track Camry that incorporates design elements which give Americas best-selling car its distinct character.

Were thrilled to finally unveil our new 2013 Camry and we think NASCAR fans will really appreciate that our new on-track Camry looks like the one in their driveways, said Ed Laukes, TMS vice president of marketing communications and motorsports. Our 2013 Camry looks more like the production vehicle than ever before, and we hope this helps revitalize the long-standing relationship between fans and manufacturers in NASCAR. Never before have we had a Camry competing in NASCAR that looked so similar to its production counterpart.

A new front grill-area that matches the production model, distinct character lines down the side of the vehicle and an updated rear bumper make the redesigned 2013 Camry stock car more relevant than ever before to its showroom sibling.

Were extremely proud of the new Camry and the development of the car was truly a unique process, said Lee White, president and general manager of TRD. NASCAR and all four manufacturers were brought together to guide the direction of the new cars. We all worked together to put the S back in NASCAR -- we all wanted race cars that look more like our stock, production models -- and together we accomplished that. Our new Camry for 2013 is a great looking race car. Everyone at Toyota is eager to have our drivers in a race car that more resembles the street Camry.

For 10 straight years, and 14 of the past 15 years, the Toyota Camry has been the best-selling car in America. Built at Toyota manufacturing facilities in Georgetown, Kentucky and Lafayette, Indiana, the 2012 Toyota Camry was recently named the Best Redesigned Vehicle by Kelley Blue Book. In addition, the Camry has been named the Most American Car by Cars.coms American-Made Index for three consecutive years.

In an effort to create more distinct and stock vehicles for the race track, NASCAR worked together with the four series manufacturers to determine what areas were either locked in or open for unique design. NASCAR also allowed for the exchange of glass for solid body pieces.

When everyone at Toyota first saw the design of the 2013 Camry, the first reaction was, Theyre actually going to let you race a car that looks like that?, said Andy Graves, TRDs vice president of chassis engineering. That just demonstrates how excited everyone was about the new design of the Camry stock car.

The new 2013 Toyota Camry will make its NASCAR Sprint Cup Series debut at Daytona International Speedways Speedweeks in February.

About Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc.

Toyota Motor Sales (TMS), U.S.A., Inc. is the marketing, sales, distribution and customer service arm of Toyota, Lexus and Scion. Established in 1957, TMS markets products and services through a network of nearly 1,500 Toyota, Lexus and Scion dealers which sold more than 1.64 million vehicles in 2011. Toyota directly employs over 30,000 people in the U.S. and its investment here is currently valued at more than $18 billion.

For more information about Toyota, visit www.toyota.com, www.lexus.com, www.scion.com or www.toyotanewsroom.com.

About TRD, U.S.A. (Toyota Racing Development)

Powering all of Toyotas American racing programs is TRD, U.S.A. (Toyota Racing Development) in Costa Mesa, Calif., and Salisbury, N.C. A subsidiary of Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc., TRD serves as the North American racing arm for design, development and assembly of Toyotas factory racing engines and chassis. TRD powers Toyotas racing activities in NASCAR, NHRA and USAC, among other series.

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