DEAD HEAT; CAMRY, ACCORD VIE FOR 1ST IN SALES.Byline: John Hughes
Associated Press (AP) Cooperative news agency, the oldest and largest in the U.S. and long the largest in the world. It's a horse - er, car - race. The Toyota Camry The Toyota Camry is a mid-size sedan assembled by Toyota in Georgetown, Kentucky; Altona, Victoria, Guangzhou, China and the original factory in Toyota City, Japan. In some markets, the top range Camry models are seen as executive cars. and Honda Accord The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view of the subject. Please [ improve this article] or discuss the issue on the talk page. are in a dead heat to become America's best-selling car. The Camry had a 6,200-car lead entering December, but the automakers and analysts say the contest is too close to call. ``It's going to be a nail-biter,'' said Toyota spokesman Brett Voris. The winner will topple the Ford Taurus Not to be confused with Ford Taunus. The Ford Taurus is currently a full-size, front-wheel drive or all wheel drive automobile manufactured by the Ford Motor Company in North America. from its five-year reign as sales champion and win best-seller bragging rights in advertising campaigns. ``From a marketing standpoint, it's priceless,'' said Joseph Barker Joseph Barker (October 19, 1751 - July 5, 1815) was a U.S. Representative from Massachusetts. Born in Branford, Connecticut, Barker attended the common schools in Branford, Harvard College for two years, and was graduated from Yale College in 1771. He studied theology. of CSM CSM - ["CSM - A Distributed Programming Language", S. Zhongxiu et al, IEEE Trans Soft Eng SE-13(4):497-500 (Apr 1987)]. Forecasting. The two largest Japanese automakers are cranking their plants at full power in search of the title. Toyota is offering $200 incentives and urging would-be Camry buyers ``to make sure it finishes way ahead of the pack.'' Honda is hastily shipping Accords from its plant in Marysville, Ohio Marysville is a city in Union County, Ohio, United States. It is the county seat of Union County.GR6 The population was 15,942 at the 2000 census, and the Census Bureau estimated 17,621 in 2006. . Dick Colliver, Honda's executive vice president, has challenged Accord sellers to have a strong month. ``The dealers are very aware of where we stand,'' said Honda spokesman Andy Boyd. ``It's going to be neck and neck,'' said analyst Chris Cedergren of Nextrend. But he said both cars are winners since they dominate their midsize car market and have been big hits with consumers. It wasn't supposed to be a tight race. The Camry had a 40,000-car lead on the Accord through August. In September, Honda officials introduced the redesigned Accord and said it could be the best-selling car in 1998, but didn't talk about 1997. The redesigned Accord, however, promptly picked up momentum on the Camry, which had gone on sale as a redesigned model in 1996. Meanwhile, the Camry ran into production shortages, causing a 22 percent sales drop in November. Part of the problem is that Toyota makes the new Sienna sienna: see ocher. minivan and the Camry at the same plant in Georgetown, Ky., thus limiting Camry production. The victory ``might boil down to who has the inventory,'' Barker said. ``Those two cars are in such hot demand right now that it's hard to satisfy the demand for both of them.'' Honda did have a larger inventory when supplies were last counted, but both companies are very much in the race. ``If we get it, we'll be happy,'' said Honda's Boyd. ``It's a great feather in our cap.'' ``Our goal wasn't to get it,'' said Toyota's Voris, ``but it sure would be nice to get it.'' WHO`S NO. 1? Top selling car in the United States for the past 10 years. 1996 Ford Taurus 1995 Ford Taurus 1994 Ford Taurus 1993 Ford Taurus 1992 Ford Taurus 1991 Honda Accord 1990 Honda Accord 1989 Honda Accord 1988 Ford Escort 1987 Ford Escort CAPTION(S): 3 Photos PHOTO (1--color) REBOUNDING: Former champ Honda Accord got a new look for '98. (2--color) OUT OF GAS: Ford Taurus will like relinquish the crown. (3--color) IN THE RUNNING: Toyota Camry is coming on strong. |
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