REDESIGNED AVALON IS SMOOTHER, QUIETER

By:

MARK RECHTIN Staff Reporter

October 04, 1999 05:00 AM

SAN DIEGO - Toyota Motor Sales U.S.A. Inc. faced a challenge in redesigning the Avalon: How could the company improve the car and further distance it from the Camry without alienating its loyal buyers?

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