Toyota kills the Camry Solara Convertible

Toyota has confirmed that it will not restart production of the Camry Solara convertible, which it actually stopped building in December 2008.

Toyota last summer nixed output of the Camry Solara coupe due to record-high fuel prices. At that time, Toyota said that the convertible Solara will remain in production for at least two years since Toyota didn’t have another convertible in its lineup.

“It was a car that our customers demanded; they wanted it,” Steve St. Angelo, Toyota Motor Engineering and Manufacturing North America Inc. senior vice president, said last summer .

However, when the U.S. automotive market started...
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theoptimisticpessimist - 6/11/2009 11:47:43 AM

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And the world snored.

_43LE - 6/11/2009 12:11:43 PM

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This and the VW EOS need to go.

tango - 6/11/2009 12:00:33 PM

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Toyota. Pulease. Some of the most over-rated and bloody boring vehicles known to man.

PlanB - 6/11/2009 12:06:22 PM

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I almost went into a sleep apnea just reading that.

jeffgall - 6/11/2009 12:31:13 PM

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More sales for Mustang and Sebring. It's a shame there aren't more affordable midsized convertibles. It's becoming the point where only the rich can afford them (Audi, BMW, etc)

enthusiastx11 - 6/11/2009 12:36:06 PM

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good decision toyota.
this is one of the ugliest, most awkward cars they've made in the last decade. yuck.

PerformanceGuy - 6/11/2009 1:09:14 PM

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The IS convertible will get the customers that this car loses.

Willis - 6/11/2009 1:59:07 PM

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So when will the other ugly Toyota coupe get the shaft? The SC430?

IVANURI97 - 6/11/2009 2:09:16 PM

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I am just so thankful it's out of it's misery. The poor thing had too much sun and always looked like it was melting!

MSP6 - 6/11/2009 2:17:24 PM

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It was about time.

toolatetorace - 6/11/2009 2:29:50 PM

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Just goes to show , Toyta shoppers are appliance shoppers and find no need for anything other that a basic set of wheels

ChevyFan100 - 6/11/2009 2:56:58 PM

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The ISC is a much better convertible

carguy68 - 6/11/2009 4:01:43 PM

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well said there TOOLATETORACE

commander104 - 6/12/2009 7:03:12 PM

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I'll be the first to mention the Volvo convertible.

Lexluther - 6/15/2009 2:14:55 PM

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Now for the love of God please redo the SC430! Can we finally get an SC460?!

pennfootball - 6/17/2009 11:21:08 AM

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The Problem with the SC430 is that it has a 10 year product cycle just as long as the Mercedes SL model line. So They don't have the cash to redo that niche vehicle, that's why they came out with the IS convertible to fill that gap in their product line and sell a higher volume niche convertible offering.