Toyota’s Kentucky manufacturing plant has unveiled the first ever US-produced Lexus ES 350, the brand’s best-selling sedan in the country. The company has already invested $360m in the plant, creating 750 new jobs. Toyota ...
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This week’s edition of IT hiccups, snarls, and general foul-ups begins with the surprising announcement last Thursday by U.S. District Judge James V. Selna who, according to Bloomberg News, issued an order stopping lawsuits into ...
Lexus admits that it “screwed-up” its growth trajectory and hindered its full Australian potential when the previous generation Lexus ES was not launched locally in 2007. Lexus International’s vice president, Mark ...
The introduction of the Lexus ES350 and ES300h sees the return of the Lexus ES line after a seven-year absence in Australia. The sixth-generation Lexus ES follows the traditionally conservative nature of the ES models that have come ...
The Lexus ES has launched in Australia from $63,000, marking the end of a seven-year Australian market hiatus for the luxury model. Despite being priced between the IS and GS lines, the 4895mm-long sixth-generation Lexus ES is actually ...
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At least half of all Lexus vehicles sold in Australia will be hybrids within five years, according to the local boss of the Japanese luxury brand. Lexus Australia CEO Sean Hanley says increased consumer acceptance of the technology and ...
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Lexus has teased a new concept car due to premiere at next month’s Frankfurt motor show, with expectation leaning towards it being the forthcoming NX compact SUV. Attached to a brief release, the single teaser image shows very ...
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Jacking up prices after an emergency is not acceptable. That's the message New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman sent to gas station owners this week, six months after Superstorm Sandy struck. Price gouging was common in the ...
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Japanese auto maker Toyota is planning to produce the Lexus-brand luxury sedan at its Kentucky manufacturing facility in the US. The production is expected to commence by fall of 2015 and will add an annual production capacity of 50,000 ...
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We've just taken delivery of two 2013 Lincoln MKZs for our test program. Why two? We bought one of the standard, 231-hp EcoBoost four-cylinder models, as well as the 188-hp hybrid version. We're curious to see how Ford's upscale Lincoln ...
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The return of the Lexus ES to Australia for the first time since 2006 has been confirmed by the Japanese brand. Lexus had been expected to bring the mid-size luxury sedan back to the local market after the company revealed in April 2012 ...
Toyota usually leaves spacious luxury car duties to its premium Lexus brand. But Toyota dealers have many loyal customers with needs for big-car room, luxury and utility but at a non-upscale price. And for years the Avalon has been a ...
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The Lincoln brand has been in trouble for years. Lincoln models have been too similar to their Ford counterparts to make it as credible luxury cars, and no amount of cosmetics and feature enhancements have made them feel all that special. ...
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Just months after being introduced to the market, the Lexus ES has already made a mark with receiving a 5 star safety rating. Recently, in crash tests conducted by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, the redesigned 2013 ...
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In January, Toyota is expected to announce a customer service campaign to alert about 700,000 vehicle owners of 2007-2013 Lexus ES, 2006-2012 Lexus IS, and 2013 Lexus GS models due to a problem with the emergency trunk release found by ...
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