It has not sold as well in Europe and its homemarket Japan as its design is ill-suited for European and Japanese tastes. Despite its success, it has often been criticized for its bland design and lack of sportiness compared to its rivals. The Camry also sells very well in Australia, Canada, and a number of Asian markets-in particular Cambodia where the vast majority of cars are Camrys. In the United States, the Camry has been the best selling car for nine of the last ten years starting in 1997, with the only exception being 2001. An up-branded luxury version of the Camry was sold in Japan as the Toyota Windom until 2006 the related Lexus ES shares major chassis and drivetrain components with the Camry. The Aurion features revised front- and rear-end treatment and changes to the interior, but is fitted with the same powertrains. For the seventh generation XV40 series, the same was done, although the Australian-designed Toyota Aurion which is based on the seventh generation Camry was the donor model. Since the sixth generation XV30 model, the Camrys sold in these markets have sported revised front- and rear-end treatment. The name 'Camry' comes from a phonetic transcription of the Japanese word kanmuri (РµвЂ В , РіРѓвЂ№РівЂљвЂњРівЂљР‚РівЂљР‰), which means ' crown', a tradition started with the Toyota Crown in the 1950s, and continued with the Corolla and Corona, which are also Latin words for 'crown'.Р”Р‡or the East and Southeast Asian markets, high specification Camry models are seen as executive cars. The Toyota Camry is a mid-size car, formerly a compact car manufactured by Toyota since 1980.

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