Is the lustre starting to rub off the Lexus badge? Rumblings of discontent have been surfacing from the retail network in recent weeks due to the huge growth in new car sales this year, which has seen their profits dip.
Lexus will unveil its performance IS-F at the Detroit Motor Show next month.
Lookers former chairman Fred Maguire, when once asked which of his franchises was the best profit performer, had no hesitation. It wasn’t his Aston Martin, Jaguar, Land Rover or Lexus operations.
Inchcape is moving Lexus into its own showroom at Pride Park in Derby.
Inchcape is looking to rapidly expand its retail presence in new markets, particularly eastern Europe and the Far East, with global partners like Toyota/Lexus, Subaru, Mercedes-Benz and BMW.
For the fourth straight year, Lexus was voted the most satisfying franchise by its dealers in the Sewells Dealer Attitude Survey, topping the table with a seven-point lead over its nearest rival, Porsche.
Lexus has introduced advanced crash prevention technology into its flagship LS460 saloon.
Inchcape has acquired a 75.1% majority stake in Axel Car Toyota and Lexus in St Petersburg.
Lexus will have its European premiere for its new V8 saloon hybrid model, the LS 600h at next month’s Paris Motor Show.
Lexus has appointed Ewan Shepherd as general manager of operations.
The Lexus and Toyota marquees at Snows Motor Group’s Hedge End site are to be replaced with a state-of-the-art centre by the end of the year.
Nissan is expected to open a small network of solus Infiniti sales centres when its equivalent of Toyota’s Lexus brand goes on sale in the UK in late 2008.
Japanese brands continue to dominate the customer satisfaction rankings in the latest JD Power reliability survey, while four of the top 10 most-satisfying models are built in Britain.
Lexus has launched its most powerful hybrid vehicle, the new GS 450h, which is on sale now.
Westover Sports Cars has moved into a brand new facility between Westover’s Jaguar and Lexus dealerships on West Quay Road, Poole.
Lexus has included a new 3.5-litre 272bhp V6 engine in its new RX 350 line-up, which is on sale now, priced from £31,890 on-the-road.
Lexus has unveiled its new LS 600h at the New York International Auto Show today, with the world’s first full hybrid V8 engine.
The RMIF is using its winter dealer attitude survey as a basis for discussions with manufacturers designed to bring about improvements for themselves and their dealer networks.
Lexus’ IS model will retain 54% of its value after three years and 60,000 miles, according to analysis from CAP.
The SC430 was the Japanese carmaker’s first convertible, launched in the UK in 2001 to a rather lukewarm reception from some critics, but this tester’s reaction was anything but lukewarm.
