In recent years, the Toyota Camry Solara was considered the most affordable convertible among the few open-top models that Toyota offered both in the North American market and globally. Officially, both the Solara and the convertible built on its platform were intended for sale exclusively in the US and partially in Canada. However, this model also had fans in other countries, especially in the Middle East.
The last example of the Camry Solara convertible left the assembly line in December of last year: production was halted then due to an overall decline in demand, but the complete removal of the model from the lineup was not directly announced. The final bet on resuming sales was placed on the open-car season — late spring and early summer — but, apparently, expectations were not met. Moreover, an official representative of Toyota Motor's North American division, Rick Hesterberg, told Ward's Auto that the company does not plan to develop either a next-generation Solara convertible or a similar niche model.
However, there is one encouraging circumstance for those who still hoped to purchase such a vehicle. As Toyota Motor states, warehouse stocks of already produced Camry Solara convertibles, at current sales rates, will last for at least two years. The production lines at the plant in Georgetown (Kentucky), where these convertibles were assembled, will now be redirected to increasing output of the Toyota Venza crossover.
It is worth adding that from this point on, the most affordable convertible in Toyota Motor's lineup for the North American market becomes the recently introduced Lexus IS-C, although its price significantly exceeds the cost of the Camry Solara Convertible.
