Toyota will drop the Avalon large sedan from its lineup after the 2022 model year, as first reported by Automotive News and confirmed to C/D by a Toyota spokesperson. Production will end in August 2022 at Toyota's plant in Georgetown, Kentucky, where the company also builds the Camry and Lexus ES sedans.

The Avalon is currently in its fifth generation and has been on sale in the U.S. since 1994. Positioned above the Camry mid-size sedan, it competes in the dwindling large sedan segment that has seen numerous competitors die off in recent years. Apart from the Toyota, the Nissan Maxima, Dodge Charger, and Chrysler 300 are the only vehicles in this segment still on sale after the cancelations of the Chevy Impala, Hyundai Azera, Kia Cadenza, and Ford Taurus.

The fifth-generation Avalon was introduced for the 2019 model year and offers either a 3.5-liter V-6 engine, a 2.5-liter inline-four with all-wheel drive, or a hybrid drivetrain with a 2.5-liter inline-four. It sold 10,328 units through the first half of 2021 and a total of 18,421 units in 2020, similar numbers as the Maxima but far behind the Charger, which sold 42,103 units in the first half of 2021.

Toyota says that the performance TRD model and the all-wheel-drive models will be discontinued for the 2022 model year. After production ends in the fall, the company will continue to sell leftover inventory through the end of next year.

https://www.caranddriver.com/news/a37209265/toyota-avalon-dead-2022/

However, a Toyota spokesperson confirmed that the Avalon will continue to be produced for China, a market with a big appetite for large roomy sedans. Production of the Avalon in China takes place at the FAW-Toyota Tianjin plant, although it is unclear how long the sedan will remain on offer.

Toyota has yet to make a formal announcement, but reports indicate that the decision to discontinue the Avalon in the US could be caused by the shrinking sedan market share. In fact, ever since the fifth-generation Avalon debuted back in 2018, year-over-year sales figures suggest buyers were not very interested in the sedan, despite being presented with a sportier TRD version for the first time.

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Been a long time coming

Never really liked the car though.

Not the fan

That car na boat
Especially the 1999-2008.... Those that designed the models deserve firing squad.