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Lexus has been the top-selling luxury brand in the US for the last 11 years. But in 2011 the luxury division of Toyota looks bound to lose the top spot to both BMW and Mercedes-Benz and be relegated to third place.
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The one thing we knew for sure after the manufacturing disruptions in Japan caused by the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami was that Lexus wasn’t going to top the premium segment in the U.S. market for the first time in a decade. In fact, we also...
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Lexus Loses Top Spot in US After a Decade, Says it Doesn't Care
Lexus has been the top-selling luxury brand in the US for the last 11 years. But in 2011 the luxury division of Toyota looks bound to lose the top spot to both BMW and Mercedes-Benz and be relegated to third place.
The earthquake and Tsunami that hit Japan in March and disrupted production is one of the reasons, as Lexus manufactures all bar one of its models (the RX) in its homeland. However, the production problems aren’t the sole reason for Lexus’ declining sales.
Read more »- Toyota Reclaims Sales Crown From General Motors In The First Quarter Of 2012
In 2011, some two years after it went into bankruptcy, General Motors managed to recoup the top spot as the world's largest automaker, no thanks to Toyota's production problems that stemmed from the tsunami and other natural disasters that hit...
- And The Best-selling Premium Brand In The U.s. For 2011 Is…
The one thing we knew for sure after the manufacturing disruptions in Japan caused by the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami was that Lexus wasn’t going to top the premium segment in the U.S. market for the first time in a decade. In fact, we also...
- Lexus Loses Big In The U.s.a.: Outpaced By Two Of Its German Rivals
It took eleven years for Lexus to earn the title of top dog of the U.S. luxury car market, and roughly the same amount of time for it to lose it. As a result of parent company Toyota’s accelerator pedal recall saga and the fifty percent drop in...
- Top 30 Best-selling Luxury Vehicles In Canada - October 2011
Not since March has any nameplate other than the BMW 3-Series been Canada's best-selling luxury vehicle. Back in March, that vehicle was the Mercedes-Benz C-Class. Six months later, the car which took over from the 3-Series was once again the Mercedes-Benz...
- Luxury Auto Market Share In America - June 2011
In June 2011, the U.S. luxury auto market, valued at just over 114,000 sales, was half-German. Mercedes-Benz led the way with nearly one out of every five premium brand sales, very healthy market share. BMW was very close behind. Audi had a stellar month...