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The Korean automaker plans to market the Equus as a ‘value alternative’ to the Lexus LS, BMW 7 series, Mercedes-Benz S class and Audi A8 sedans. Many of those sedans are priced above $60,000.

Tags: Audi, Audi A8, Benz S Class, Bmw, Bmw 7 Series, Hyundai, Hyundai Equus, Korean Automaker, Lexus, Lexus Ls, Mercedes Benz, Sedans

Florida Lexus dealer Jim Dunn winced a few weeks ago when he had to write a check for $200,000 — for light bulbs. But they are light bulbs with a mission. Dunn is installing energy-efficient LED bulbs throughout his 3.

Tags: Energy Efficient, Jim Dunn, Jm Lexus, Lexus, Lexus Dealer, Light Bulbs, Painting

Toyota and its electric-car affiliate Tesla will use the Japanese automaker’s RAV4 and Lexus RX crossovers as their first jointly developed battery-powered test models, a person familiar with the matter said.

Tags: Affiliate, Crossovers, Electric Car, Japanese Automaker, Lexus, Lexus RX, Prototypes, Rav4, Rav4 Toyota, RX, Tesla, Test Models, Toyota, Toyota Rav4

Federal investigators had just bought a 2007 Lexus ES 350 and were running it through a battery of tests at the government’s Vehicle Research and Test Center in East Liberty, Ohio, when they noticed something funny with the electronic throttle…

Tags: 2007 Lexus Es, 2007 Lexus Es 350, East Liberty Ohio, Electronic Throttle, Federal Investigators, Funny, Lax, Lexus, Lexus ES, Lexus Es 350, Liberty, Ohio, Oversight, Test Center, Vehicle Research and Test Center

Toyota Motor Corp., battling new complaints about braking problems in the Prius hybrid, is evaluating whether similar glitches also need fixing in the Lexus HS hybrid.

Tags: Glitches, Hs, Hybrid, Lexus, Lexus HS Toyota Motor Corp., Prius, Prius hybrid, Toyota, Toyota Motor, Toyota Motor Corp

Since last fall, Toyota has recalled 8.1 million vehicles globally in two recalls aimed at resolving incidents of unintended acceleration in Toyota and Lexus vehicles.

Tags: 1 Million, Acceleration, Lexus, Lexus Vehicles, Million Vehicles, Recalls, Toyota, Toyota Lexus, Toyota Vehicles, Turmoil, vehicles

Toshio Furutani, the straight-talking sales and marketing specialist who took over as Lexus’ global chief last June, is turning his attention to a growing set of problems in the United States.

Tags: Big Bucks, Lexus, Sales And Marketing, Sedans, United States

The stocky, brown-haired trucker arrived on Halloween to pick up a new 2010 LX 570 SUV from Lexus of Memphis. The hauler, who appeared to be in his 30s, spoke with a thick foreign accent and smoked heavily.

Tags: Foreign Accent, Halloween, Lexus, Lexus Of Memphis, Memphis, Thieves, Trucker

Lexus division General Manager Mark Templin said today that he thinks the LF-Ch hybrid concept should be turned into a production vehicle and sold in the United States.

Tags: Boss, Lexus, Lexus Division, Mark Templin, United States

Toyota and Lexus dealers will be able to use existing tools to quickly reshape accelerator pedals on 3.8 million vehicles involved in Toyota Motor Corp.’s largest U.S. recall, a spokesman said.

Tags: Accelerator, Lexus, Lexus Dealers, Million Vehicles, Spokesman, Toyota, Toyota Dealers, Toyota Lexus, Toyota Motor, Toyota Motor Corp, Toyota Tools, United States

Toyota Motor Corp. said on Tuesday it had received about 14,000 orders for its new SAI, a full-hybrid sedan that shares its underpinning with the Europe-made Avensis mid-sized car and is sold as the Lexus HS250h in the United States.

Tags: Avensis, Europe, Lexus, Lexus HS250h, Shares, Sized Car, Toyota, Toyota Europe, Toyota Hybrid, Toyota Motor, Toyota Motor Corp, Underpinning, United States

Twenty teams of Lexus specialists will hit the road on Jan. 13 — the start of a month-long process to prep dealership personnel on how to create buzz for the redesigned 2010 GX 460 mid-sized SUV.

Tags: Beefs, Buzz, Lexus, Mid Sized Suv, New Features

Twenty teams of Lexus specialists will hit the road on Jan. 13 — the start of a month-long process to prep dealership personnel on how to create buzz for the redesigned 2010 GX 460 mid-sized SUV.

Tags: Beefs, Buzz, Lexus, Mid Sized Suv, New Features

Twenty teams of Lexus specialists will hit the road on Jan. 13 — the start of a month-long process to prep dealership personnel on how to create buzz for the redesigned 2010 GX 460 mid-sized SUV.

Tags: Buzz, Lexus, Lexus Gx, Mid Sized Suv, New Features

Lexus has a plan to head off speculators when its limited-edition LFA sports car goes on sale in January 2011.

Tags: Lexus, Lexus Lease, Lfas, Limited Edition, Speculators, Sports Car

Toyota Motor Corp. was rebuked Wednesday by federal safety regulators for issuing and#8220;inaccurate and misleading informationand#8221; about a safety recall involving 3.8 million Toyota and Lexus vehicles.

Tags: Federal Safety Regulators, Lexus, Lexus Vehicles, Nhtsa, Toyota, Toyota Lexus, Toyota Motor, Toyota Motor Corp, Toyota Recall, Toyota Vehicles

Toyota Motor Corp. was rebuked today by federal safety regulators for issuing and#8220;inaccurate and misleading informationand#8221; about a safety recall involving 3.8 million Toyota and Lexus vehicles.

Tags: Federal Safety Regulators, Lexus, Lexus Vehicles, Nhtsa, Toyota, Toyota Lexus, Toyota Motor, Toyota Motor Corp, Toyota Recall, Toyota Vehicles

Honda would consider launching an environmentally friendly sports car when it has enough cash available, CEO Takanobu Ito said. Ito said Honda’s sports car would not be like the Lexus LFA supercar unveiled by by Toyota Motor Corp.

Tags: Ceo, Environmentally Friendly, friendly sports car, Honda, Honda Car, Honda Sports, Lexus, Lexus Lfa, S Sports, Sports Car, Supercar, Takanobu Ito, Toyota, Toyota Motor, Toyota Motor Corp

Japanese archrivals Toyota Motor Corp. and Honda Motor Co. have just found something else to disagree about: sports cars. At the Tokyo Motor Show today, Toyota took the wraps off the Lexus LFA, a two-seater supercar with a roaring 4.

Tags: Honda, Honda Cars, Honda Motor, Honda Motor Co., Honda Sports, Lexus, Motor Honda, Separate Ways, Sports Cars, Supercar, Tokyo Motor Show, Toyota, Toyota Motor, Toyota Motor Corp, Wraps

Toyota Motor Corp.and#8217;s Lexus brand will show a two-seat performance car — widely expected to be a near-production LF-A — at the Tokyo Motor Show. The project has been held tightly under wraps.

Tags: Lexus, Lexus Car, Performance Car, Seat Performance, Seat Sports, Sports Car, Tokyo Motor, Tokyo Toyota Motor Corp., Toyota, Toyota Motor, Toyota Motor Corp, Wraps

The Toyota brand is getting its first dedicated hybrid sedan, a sister model to the Lexus HS 250h that will sport a more powerful engine than the Prius hatchback. The car, to be named the Toyota Sai, will go on sale in Japan on Oct.

Tags: Hs, Japan, Lexus, Prius, Sibling, Sister Model, Sport, Toyota, Toyota Hybrid

Toyota plans to recall as early as next week 3.8 million U.S. Toyota and Lexus models — its largest ever — to fix floor mats that may snag gas pedals and cause vehicles to accelerate at high speeds. In the meantime, U.S.

Tags: Autos, Floor Mats, Floor Plans, Gas Pedals, High Speeds, Lexus, Lexus Models, Snag, Toyota, Toyota Autos, Toyota Lexus, Toyota Models, Toyota Recall, United States

Toyota plans to recall as early as next week 3.8 million U.S. Toyota and Lexus models — its largest ever — to fix floor mats that may snag gas pedals and cause vehicles to accelerate at high speeds. In the meantime, U.S.

Tags: Autos, Floor Mats, Floor Plans, Gas Pedals, High Speeds, Lexus, Lexus Models, Snag, Toyota, Toyota Autos, Toyota Lexus, Toyota Models, Toyota Recall, United States

Lexus may roll out a competitor soon for such popular entry-level luxury models as the BMW 1 series and Audi A3. Toyota’s luxury brand has released the sketch of a concept it will unveil next month at the Frankfurt auto show.

Tags: Audi A3, Bmw, Bmw 1 Series, Competitor, Frankfurt Auto Show, Lexus, Luxury Brand, Luxury Models, Sketch, Toyota

Cadillac joined Lexus as the brand with the most-pleased customers, as Detroit 3 makes made up three of the top five in an annual University of Michigan study of customer satisfaction.

Tags: Cadillac, Customer Satisfaction, Detroit, Lexus, Michigan, Michigan Study, Satisfaction Study, University Michigan, University Of Michigan