DETROIT -- The top-selling car in America will soon get an update.

Toyota says it's a couple of weeks away from unveiling changes to the midsize Camry sedan, which has only seen a modest sales gain this year.

Bill Fay, head of the Toyota division in the U.S., says the update includes making the front-end stronger to pass a new crash test by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety.

Fay isn't disclosing when the revamped Camry might go on sale. He says engineers are still working on the car.

Through November, Camry sales grew only 1.3 per cent to nearly 379,000. Sales for its main rival, the Honda Accord, are up almost 11 per cent to over 324,000.

Fay says the changes will help Camry in the most competitive segment in the U.S.