[quote=flu]I never understood why Lexus ES and RX were so popular here. I mean, the former being a Toyota Camry and Highlander with pleather and different body panels. The latter sharing enough with the Toyota highlander with pleather and different body panels. And how much more the Lexi (plural for Lexus?) were over the toyotas.
(Yeah, yeah before you folks get on the band wagon about saying Audis are rebadged VW’s. Platform sharing is not so extensive starting MK2002. And you can’t say the same thing about BMW or Mercedes)
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Yep, Lexus auto sales down about half! Only 700 LS models sold in USA!! The 5 series BMW sold 3,200 last month. That is quite shocking, since Lexus became #1 luxury seller and could have gone on to outsell most luxury brands combined. Quick look at Carsdirect shows that new prices at Lexus are NOT discounted, but Infiniti cars and Acura SUVs are discounted.
Can someone post example of prices for 1.5yr Lexus?
The Toyota Division posted February sales of 96,475 units, a decrease of 37.5 percent from the same period last year. The Lexus Division reported February sales of 13,108 units, a decrease of 35.8 percent from the year-ago month.
Lexus passenger cars reported February sales of 6,093 units, a decrease of 48.0 percent from the year-ago month. Passenger car sales were led by the ES entry luxury sedan with February sales of 2,575 units. The IS entry luxury sport sedan posted combined sales of 2,147 units. The LS flagship luxury sedan recorded combined sales of 700 units. The GS luxury sport sedan reported combined February sales of 595 units.
Lexus Division light trucks recorded February sales of 7,015 units, down 19.5 percent from the year-ago month. Lexus sales were led by the RX luxury utility vehicle, which posted combined February sales of 6,218 units. The RX 400h hybrid luxury utility vehicle reported sales of 1,502 units for the month, up 36.3 percent over February 2008.
Sales of BMW brand vehicles decreased 37.5 percent in February for a total of 12,979 compared to 20,775 reported in the same month a year ago.
Total February sales for Acura tallied 7,659 units, down 39.0 percent compared to last year. Year-to-date Acura sales total 15,515 units.
