THE EXPERTS SAY

Toyota’s 50 Series Camry featured a modern 2.5-litre four-cylinder on its release at the end of 2011, along with a new six-speed automatic transmission, and has proven extremely popular with fleet and taxi buyers.

Before its mid-life update, the 50 Series sold 83,000 examples in Australia and was exported to the Middle East from the Altona plant, which closed earlier this month. Of the cars sold domestically, 15.7 per cent were the fuel-saving Hybrid versions.

On current listings, about half of the conventional and Hybrid models are basegrade variants. It takes 64 days for Camry to turn over on average, but the hybrid models sell sooner.

The used value for the base Camry Altise of 2011 ($30,490 new) is $12,650 for a vehicle in good condition that has travelled 15,000km a year.

In contrast, the range-topping Camry Atara SL of the same year ($39,990 new) is now valued at about $16,100.

The last of the 2015 models before the major change are valued at $17,450 for the Altise and $22,900 for the Atara SL (new prices unchanged since 2011).

Camry Hybrids for 2015 are still fetching $20,300 for the base model ($35,490 new) and $23,700 for the high-grade HL spec ($41,490 new).

Resale value of the Camry in 2012 is on par with most competitors. However, it slips behind competitors such as Mazda6, Honda Accord Euro, Ford Mondeo and Subaru Liberty approaching 2015.