<div id="readability-page-1">TOKYO, Dec 19 (Reuters) - Toyota Motor ( TM ) said on Friday that it aims to begin selling ‌its U.S.-made Camry sedan, Highlander ​SUV and Tundra pickup truck ‍in Japan starting ⁠next year ⁠as it hopes to help ‌improve Japan-U.S. trade ​relations. The world's largest automaker was studying the ⁠possibility of ‍reverse ​imports, it said in October, as Tokyo tries to ‍placate President Donald Trump over its vast trade surplus with the United States. Toyota ( TM ) had also ​last ‍month begun production at its $13.9 billion North Carolina ​battery plant as it ramps up hybrid production and confirmed plans to invest $10 billion over five years in ​U.S. manufacturing. (Reporting by Kaori Kaneko and Mariko Katsumura; Editing by ‍Chang-Ran Kim and Christopher Cushing)</div>

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Toyota plans to sell its U.S.-made Camry, Highlander, and Tundra models in Japan from 2026 to improve Japan-U.S. trade relations. This move follows Toyota's exploration of reverse imports and its recent production start at a $13.9 billion battery plant in North Carolina. The company also plans to invest $10 billion in U.S. manufacturing over five years.

- Toyota Motor announced plans to sell U.S.-made Camry, Highlander, and Tundra in Japan starting next year.  
- This initiative aims to enhance Japan-U.S. trade relations, responding to trade surplus concerns raised by the U.S. government.  
- Additionally, Toyota has initiated production at its new North Carolina battery plant and pledged to invest $10 billion in U.S. manufacturing over the next five years.

Toyota aims to begin selling 3 US-made models in Japan from 2026