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November 26, 2008

Lexus Stages World Debut of All-New RX 350 and RX 450h at Los Angeles Auto Show

LOS ANGELES – Lexus unveiled the all-new, next generation RX 350 and RX 450h hybrid at a press conference at the Los Angeles Auto Show.

Tags: Lexus, Los Angeles Auto Show, RX 350, RX 450h

October 2, 2008

Luxury Carmakers Are Making Deals

TAMPA BAY, FL – Several major luxury brands, including BMW, Land Rover, Mercedes-Benz, Lexus, and Infiniti, are promoting discounted leases or other price-cutting deals to spur sales.

Tags: BMW, Infiniti, Land Rover, Lexus, Luxury brands, Mercedes-Benz

September 5, 2008

Lexus Planning IS Cabrio, Lightweight IS-F

TORRANCE, CA – The higher-ups at Toyota may have decided to axe the replacement for the Lexus SC convertible. Word has it they’ve given the green light to a convertible version of the current IS sedan.

Tags: IS Cabrio, Lexus, Lightweight IS-F

August 25, 2008

Lexus to Debut Prius Spinoff at Detroit Auto Show

TORRANCE, CA – Lexus will launch a small Prius-based hybrid hatch at next January’s Detroit motorshow, Autocar has learned from sources in Japan.

Tags: Concept X, Lexus, Prius

August 11, 2008

Lexus to Debut Prius Spinoff at Detroit Auto Show

TORRANCE, CA - Lexus will launch a small Prius-based hybrid hatch at next January’s Detroit autoshow,

Tags: Hybrid, Lexus, Prius

July 14, 2008

Lexus Gives its Hybrid Major Dose of Luxury

TORRANCE, CA – Hybrid technology and luxury automobiles are a perfect fit. And the Lexus GS 450h is one example of this ideal pairing.

Tags: GS 450h, Hybrid, Lexus

June 16, 2008

Lexus GS 450h, the Other Kind of Hybrid

TORRANCE, CA - The Lexus GS 450h is a full hybrid that has both an electric motor and gasoline engine.

Tags: gas-electric, GS 450h, Hybrid, Lexus

June 16, 2008

Luxury Auto Brands Again Top J.D. Power Rankings

WESTLAKE VILLAGE, CA - The quality of new cars and trucks increased six percent in the most recent J.D. Power and Associates survey.

Tags: Infiniti, JD Power, Lexus, Mercedes-Benz, Porsche

May 30, 2008

Audi and BMW Challenge the Lexus Eight-Speed Automatic

AUBURN HILLS, MI and MUNICH, GERMANY – Audi and BMW will both be seeing an eight-speed auto in the higher end realm of their production line.

Tags: Audi, BMW, Lexus

May 23, 2008

Lexus LF-A Supercar Will Cost $225,000

SANTA MONICA, CA – After three auto show appearances and the occasional spy photo and video from Germany’s high-speed Nürburgring test circuit, it’s no secret that the Lexus LF-A supercar concept is headed for production.

Tags: Lexus, LF-A, super car

May 23, 2008

Lexus Considers Two Dedicated Hybrid Vehicles

TOKYO – Toyota’s Lexus brand is considering the addition of at least two dedicated hybrid vehicles to its rapidly expanding product portfolio, including a premium-priced companion to the Toyota Prius and a mid-size crossover.

Tags: Lexus, Prius, Toyota

April 4, 2008

Entry-Level Lexus Makes an Entrance

TORRANCE, CA – Lexus has introduced the V-8-powered, 416-horsepower IS F. The IS, an entry-level Lexus, boasts leather upholstery, a power moon roof, and numerous other features.

Tags: IS-F, Lexus

March 24, 2008

2008 Lexus RX 400h Freshened for 2008

TORRANCE, CA – The 2008 RX 400h is a four-door, five-passenger luxury SUV. The vehicles — available in two trims: the FWD and the AWD — is freshened for 2008.

Tags: Lexus, RX 400h

March 17, 2008

Lexus Aims to Sell 4,000 IS-Fs in First Year

TORRANCE, CA - Lexus aspires to sell between 3,000 and 4,000 IS-Fs in the United States in the first year.

Tags: IS-F, Lexus

March 10, 2008

High Net-Worth Consumers Rank Auto Brands That Deliver the Best Customer Experience

NEW YORK– High net-worth consumers rated Lexus the auto brand that offers the best customer experience in the 2008 Luxury Customer Experience Index (LCEI) survey.

Tags: Lexus, Luxury Customer Experience

March 3, 2008

Lexus Gets its Own Prius

TORRANCE, CA - Toyota presented two dedicated hybrid models at the 2009 North American International Auto Show in Detroit, one a Toyota and the other a Lexus

Tags: Hybrid, Lexus, Toyota

March 3, 2008

Toyota to Raise Domestic Capacity for Lexus Luxury Vehicle

TOKYO – Toyota Motor Corp plans to hike production capacity for its Lexus luxury vehicles by about 35 percent, to 850,000 units a year in 2009, to deal with rising demand in emerging markets.

Tags: Lexus, Toyota

February 25, 2008

Team One Puts the H in Hybrid for Lexus

LOS ANGELES – Team One Los Angeles recently finished a campaign for Lexus Hybrids that examines what the world would be like without the letter “h.”

Tags: Hybrid, Lexus, Team One Los Angeles

February 11, 2008

Lexus Backs its Hybrids with ‘Power of H’ Campaign

TORRANCE, CA – Lexus is introducing its first campaign for all of its hybrid-powered vehicles. The effort, running through April, is Lexus’ first to showcase all of Lexus’ hybrid vehicles — the RX 400h, GS 450h, and LS 600h — at the same time, under one banner: “The Power of H.”

Tags: Hybrid, Lexus

February 11, 2008

Lexus May Add a Small SUV for Urban Buyers

TORRANCE, CA – Toyota may build a compact Lexus SUV that would compete with the BMW X3, Acura RDX, and Infiniti EX35 crossovers — and the coming Mercedes-Benz GLK and Audi Q5 crossovers.

Tags: Lexus, SUV

February 11, 2008

Lexus Extends Ritzy Pebble Beach Collection to More Models

CHICAGO – Lexus is rolling out Pebble Beach Edition packages for more vehicles in its lineup.

Tags: Lexus, Pebble Beach Collection

February 4, 2008

Not Exactly What You Expected From Lexus

TORRANCE, CA – With the recent introduction of the IS F, Lexus has gotten serious about becoming a competitor in the high performance segment.

Tags: IS F, Lexus

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