Toyota Motor Corp.'s Lexus line has slipped below the industry average in a closely watched study of new-car quality, while South Korean automakers that only recently supplanted Japanese and German brands gained more momentum. Lexus — long considered a stalwart of quality — ranked 15th ...
Toyota Motor Corp. is bringing its premium Lexus brand to India more than two decades after introducing the marque in China, an acknowledgment of the second-most populous country's growing potential as a source of luxury demand. Lexus will offer two SUVs and a sedan as ...
Toyota Motor Corp.'s Lexus and Toyota brands held their lead atop Consumer Reports' annual reliability rankings, while General Motors Co.'s 117-year-old line became the first from the U.S. to win one of the list's top three places. The survey, a buying Bible to car shoppers ...
Toyota Motor Corp. says it will make automatic emergency braking standard on almost all Toyota and Lexus models sold in the U.S. by the end of 2017. Toyota's announcement Monday came days after the U.S. government announced a voluntary deal with 20 car companies to ...
Toyota Motor Corp.'s Lexus is rolling out its highest-performance model since the LFA supercar to burnish its reputation among buyers of prestige luxury autos. The LC 500 sports coupe, unveiled Monday at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit, accelerates from 0-to-60 mph (0-to-96 ...
What does 2+2 equal? If Lexus is doing the math, its newest model could be the answer. Toyota Motor Corp.'s luxury division is finalizing a production version of the LF-LC concept car revealed on the auto show circuit four years ago. Lexus has lacked a ...
Major Japanese automakers shattered their own records for new car sales in October in the United States, lifted by low fuel prices and interest rates while benefiting from an extra selling day in the month, data released by Autodata Corp. showed. "October was a huge ...
Elaborate new transmissions are helping automakers meet rising fuel economy standards, but they're also requiring more trips to the repair shop. Transmission problems tripped up Honda, Nissan, Jeep and other brands in Consumer Reports' annual reliability survey. Drivers reported rough shifting, clutch failure and even ...
Imagine, if you will, being handed what looks like a skateboard that almost magically hovers an inch or three above the ground. See yourself running, your hand beneath the board as it floats, suspended in midair. Carefully step on it to test out its buoyancy. ...
Watch out, world. Toyota is heading back to the future. The automaker has hinted it's looking into flying cars. Now its Lexus luxury brand has actually built a working model of a "hoverboard." That's right, an actual working hoverboard. It's real, but not for sale. ...
Toyota Motor Corp. recalled more than 400,000 Lexus vehicles in the United States because of the risk of fire caused by fuel leaks. The recall covers certain models from 2006 through 2011, according to documents posted Saturday to the website of the U.S. National Highway ...
The company's Toyota and Lexus brands top the survey, while its Scion brand is in the top 10. It's the eighth year in a row that a Toyota brand has led the rankings.
