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Lexus: A driving force for the 'experiential' store?
Do creative projects, like 'experiential stores' really bring such intangible benefits as increasing brand awareness among the golden goose target of millennials?
Toyota ordered to pay $242 million in damages over Texas Lexus accident
A Texas jury has ordered Toyota Motor Corp. to pay $242.1 million in damages to a Dallas-area couple over a rear-end collision that resulted in injuries to their two children, a law office working for the plaintiffs said. In the September 2016 accident, the front ...
Lexus crafting high-end yacht as ploy to polish fading luxury car credentials
Lexus thinks it finally has a way to catch up with Mercedes in luxury-car sales: go into the high-end boat business. Toyota Motor Corp.'s premium brand plans to start selling a 65-foot (20-meter) ultra-luxury yacht in the U.S. in the second half of next year. ...
Toyota launches remodeled version of Lexus luxury sedan in Thailand
Marking the model's first launch in Southeast Asia, Toyota Motor Corp. has begun selling the latest model of its flagship Lexus luxury sedan series in Thailand. Following its launch in Japan last month, the automaker released its all-new LS — the fifth generation of the ...
Toyota Motor Corp.'s Lexus unit said on Tuesday it is evaluating its partnership with film and TV production firm The Weinstein Company after allegations that co-founder Harvey Weinstein sexually harassed or assaulted a number of women. Lexus, Toyota's luxury brand, is a sponsor of reality ...
Lexus slides in quality rankings as Kia and Hyundai grab top spots
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 joined in top three by Buick in annual Consumer Reports automotive ranking
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 ...
Most Toyota vehicles sold in U.S. to have automatic braking by 2017
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 ...
Lexus races to fill sports coupe gap a decade after SC's demise
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 ...
Japanese carmakers break sales records in U.S. amid cheap gas, easy terms
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 ...
