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This made Lexus the fourth best selling luxury brand in the world, trailing BMW, Audi and Mercedes-Benz. [163] Fuji Lexus College, training facility for dealers in Shizuoka, Japan. Global sales of Lexus vehicles increased by 12 percent in 2015 to reach another annual sales record with 652,000 units sold worldwide. [164]
Model Introduced Discontinued Notes Lexus CT: 2011 2022 Lexus GS: 1993 2020 Also marketed as the Toyota Aristo in Japan until 2005 : Lexus HS: 2009 2018 Lexus LFA: 2010 2012 Lexus RC
The plant was built on reclaimed land, and the site currently spans 4.03 million square meters. [3] It is the most computerized and robotized automotive plant in the world [citation needed] and produces Lexus brand vehicles, including the Lexus IS, Lexus GS, Lexus LS, Lexus GX, Lexus RC, and Lexus LX, Lexus NX, Lexus LM models. [4]
Manufacturer Marque Model State Facility Percentage of model's contents made in the U.S. or Canada (2024) [1] BMW Group [2]: BMW: X3: South Carolina: BMW US Manufacturing Company
The first-generation Lexus RX was built in Kyushu, Japan. [12] Introduced in Japan in December 1997 along with V6 powered versions, the four-cylinder powered Harrier was available in front-wheel drive (SXU10) and all-wheel drive (SXU15) form. The 2.2 L 5S-FE I4 produced 102 kilowatts (137 hp) JIS and 191 N⋅m (141 lb⋅ft) of torque. [14]
An additional factor was the US-Japan trade war of the mid-1990s. The US government threatened to place 100 percent tariffs on all Japanese luxury import cars, but not including SUVs. The LX 450 was produced as a rebadged model (in contrast with other Lexus efforts which were independently or divergently developed from Toyota vehicles), giving ...
The LS 430 was produced until July 2006, marking the last occasion the Lexus flagship was produced in a single body style. In Japan, the equivalent Toyota Celsior was also sold from August 2000 until March 2006, when the long-awaited introduction of Lexus Japan saw the arrival of new generation Lexus models. [102]
In Japan, where the ES was badged as the Toyota Windom, a 2.5-liter 4VZ-FE version producing 128 kW (172 hp) was made available in October 1993. Lexus offered a standard five-speed E53 manual transmission and optional four-speed A540/1E automatic.