BWI: Toyota's all New Camry Hybrid Receives Great Consumer Response across India

Source : Toyota Kirloskar Motor Private Limited Tuesday, June 23, 2015 1:22PM IST (7:52AM GMT)   Toyota's all New Camry Hybrid Receives Great Consumer Response across India Sells over 280 Camry in just 50 days   Bangalore, Karnataka, India Toyota Kirloskar Motor’s (TKM) recent all new Camry Hybrid, launched in May 2015, has been very well received across the Indian market. The newly launched Camry has already sold more than 280 units in a matter of 50 days as compared to 720 units sold in the whole of 2014. The new Camry Hybrid has also managed to garner more than 730 customer enquiries & pending orders of over 125 reiterating Toyota’s dominance in Hybrid technology along with emphasizing customers’ acceptance of hybridization as the future.   The new luxury car is also witnessing increased demand in tier II markets like Pune, Calicut, Coimbatore and Ahmadabad thereby boosting overall sales and indicating that Hybrid is not just a big city phenomenon. The recently announced government incentive of Rs. 70,000 under FAME scheme has also aided the company in generating more enquiries and orders from customers.   Speaking on the success of Camry in India, Mr. N Raja, Director and Senior Vice - President, Sales and Marketing said “I would like to thank our customers of Camry for its success in India. At present Camry hybrid constitute more 80% of total Camry sales showing the increased awareness and acceptance of Hybrid in India. Concerns like road safety and increased pollution are some of the grave problems faced by our country. Hybrid vehicles can truly have a positive impact only if they are widely used therefore to reiterate our commitment to a greener environment we will constantly work towards educating and encouraging the use of Hybrid vehicles in India”.   Camry Hybrid comes with Toyota’s Hybrid Synergy Drive (HSD) powertrain. Camry Hybrid’s “full hybrid” powertrain combines the performance of a 2.5 litre Atkinson cycle four - cylinder gasoline engine and a high - torque electric motor.   The new Camry Hybrid has a combined power (engine + motor) output of 205 PS coupled with leading – edge fuel economy of 19.16 kmpl* and 122.8 gm of CO2 emissions per km of driving, which is far lesser than the conventional vehicles of similar engine size. The Camry Hybrid comes with an Electronically Controlled Continuous Variable Transmission (E-CVT), which provides enhanced driving performance, with reduced fuel consumption and lower NVH.   Hybrid technology is one of the finest examples of green future which minimizes the usage of existing exhaustible resources. Toyota on this front boasts of a rich lineage of 15 years in hybrid with over 7 million hybrid cars across the globe. In India, the first Camry Hybrid was launched in the year of 2013 making it the countries only locally manufactured hybrid.     For enquires customers can contact:   Overview of TKM     Company name Toyota Kirloskar Motor Private Limited     Equity participation TMC: 89%, Kirloskar Group: 11%     Number of employees Approx 7000+     Land area Aprox. 432 acres (approx.1,700,000 m2)     Building area 74,000 m2     Total Installed Production capacity Upto 3,10,000 units         Overview of TKM 1st Plant               Established October 1997 (start of production: December 1999)     Location Suburb of Bangalore, Karnataka State             Products Innova, Fortuner manufactured in India.       Prado, Land Cruiser and Prius imported as CBUs.     Installed Production capacity Upto 1,00,000 units     Overview of TKM 2nd Plant:               Location On the site of Toyota Kirloskar Motor Private Limited (on the outskirts of       Bangalore, Karnataka State)     Products Corolla Altis, Etios, Etios Liva,Etios Cross, Camry & Camry Hybrid     Start of production December 2010     Installed Production capacity Upto 2,10,000               Media Contact Details Ananya Bhattacharjee, Toyota Kirloskar Motor Pvt. Ltd, ,+91-9740680598 , ananya_bhattacharjee@toyota-kirloskar.co.in Pooja Ahluwalia, Creation, ,+91-8861522900 , Pooja.ahluwalia@creation.io Kaveri Mandanna, Creation, ,+91-9008959697 , kaveri.mandanna@creation.io   KEYWORDS: Business/ Finance:Advertising, PR & marketing, Automotives, Business Services, Manufacturing Companies;General:Consumer interest, Environment, Fashion, Lifestyle, People   To ensure that you continue to receive email from Business Wire India in your inbox, please add businesswireindia.com to your Address Book or Safe List.   To submit a press release, click here. To unsubscribe or modify your Business Wire India settings, please visit your profile page on Business Wire India. Connect with us on: Facebook | Twitter | Google+