CKD or made in ASEAN countries doesn't make a difference tax wise, I thought?

In USA the Camry is modern and comes with almost everything that you'd get from a Passat here. Even more airbags than that. And it's cheap. And trouble free. So yea, obviously a good deal. Here it sells cause there are more SC, the resale value is better (could change, I'll be LMAO then), and of course the brand. Toyota makes competitive cars in markets where they have to. Here they don't.

Btw., the Avensis isn't doing terribly well in Germany (should be so so...), even though it is competitively spec'ed and priced. The Passat is the second (or third) best selling car though, only beaten by the Golf which like sells 2x as good, and selling just as good as the Polo.