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Lincoln targets fastest-growing segments
… cars. Lincoln has no offerings in that segment, which includes vehicles such as the Mercedes-Benz C class, BMW 3 series, Lexus ES, Infiniti G and Cadillac ATS. Lincoln has announced no plans to enter that segment and the slide indicated no such plans …
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Toyota's U.S. aces now run the Americas
… oversaw Toyota's assembly plant in Georgetown, Ky. "We only have one Lexus dealership in all of Brazil. So when I open my second one, I can double my sales in Lexus ." Indeed, booming Latin America is poised for explosive growth. This …
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NAMAD, Jesse Jackson: GM needs more minority dealers
… 2000s. At the end of last year, minority dealers owned 7 percent of the 1,233 Toyota-brand dealerships and 11 percent of Lexus ' 232 dealerships, NAMAD data indicate. "We urge you to come up with a strategy -- a global strategy that encompasses all …
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BMW tops Mercedes in quarterly U.S. vehicle registrations, Polk says
… luxury-auto brand in the U.S. after outselling Toyota Motor Corp.'s Lexus the past two years. BMW vaulted to its second consecutive U.S. luxury crown in 2012. Lexus was the top-selling luxury brand in the U.S. for 11 years until natural …
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North America car and truck production - 06/17/13
… Total U.S. truck 74 147 1,500 1,987 SUBARU† 5,410 10,792 132,066 137,396 TESLA Model S 412 822 9,437 13 Lexus RX 350 (Can. trk.) 1,778 3,547 41,262 41,750 Avalon 1,959 3,909 42,760 18,847 Avalon Hybrid 404 804 9 …
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'Seeking Truth' About Jeeps (6/14/13)
… is sending to shoppers. Toyota's luxury brand using music fashion and contrasting colors into TV spots for the 2014 yes. Lexus says like the new yes the supporting ads are deliberately defiant departure from the status quo. The I guess it's show rooms …
fashion and contrasting colors into TV spots for the 2014 -- yes. Lexus says like the new -- yes the supporting ads are deliberately defiant departure from the status quo. The I guess it's -- -
Certified used-vehicle sales, May and YTD
… 826 * 51,740 * 48,242 14% 6.0% 7% 6.0% SUBARU * 3,075 * 2,054 * 13,525 * 9,586 50% 1.6% 41% 1.6% Lexus * 6,709 * 5,907 * 30,122 * 28,972 14% 3.6% 4% 3.5% Toyota Division * 32,359 * 27,827 * 152,579 * 135 …
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Mercedes reloads E class to take on BMW, Audi
… also smoothed the hood and made it sleeker. The E-Class competes with the BMW 5 Series, Audi A6 and Toyota Motor Corp.'s Lexus GS. The E class, including convertible, coupe and wagon editions, outsold the 5 Series in the United States last year by …
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For Lincoln dealers, fine cheese and Jason Bourne hold key to brand makeover
… manufacturers, such as BMW, Mercedes, Toyota Motor Corp.'s Lexus and Volkswagen AG's Audi. Bear costume After running through ..... fewer than BMW's 3-Series, Mercedes-Benz's C-Class or Lexus 's ES 350. Lincoln is "on a journey that will take some time …
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Has Toyota Share Peaked? (6/12/13)
… bankruptcy following the global financial crisis. Through May of this year Toyota share is fourteen point 2%. That includes Lexus in North America's CEO Jim telling reporters in Japan today quote. I think we had some tail winds that were very very unique …
May of this year Toyota share is fourteen point 2%. That includes Lexus in -- North America's CEO Jim -- telling reporters in Japan today quote. I think we had some tail winds that were -
Toyota doubts it will regain U.S. market share peak
… Tokyo-based auto analyst at BNP Paribas SA. Lexus update The carmaker also expects to introduce the IS models for its luxury Lexus brand in the U.S. in the next few months, Lentz said. Lexus sales have increased 10 percent to 97,060 units …
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More dealership employees = more sales?
… Toyota Group, which rocketed back from 2011 difficulties, added a grand total of three franchises in 2012 -- and they were all Lexus stores. Nissan, which has been adding market share for a few years, increased by only five stores net. Acura added three …
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Cadillac taps Interpublic team, including Campbell-Ewald, to handle global creative
… since 2007. Cadillac ranks as the nation's No. 4 luxury auto brand in terms of sales, behind Mercedes-Benz, BMW and Lexus . Bill Shea of Crain's Detroit Business, along with Mike Colias and Philip Nussel of Automotive News, contributed to this …
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U.S. car and light-truck inventories, on June 1
… Subaru trk. (D/I) * 17,000 * 29 * 31 SUBARU†** * 47,800 * 31 * 39 Lexus car (I) * 15,800 * 33 * 42 Lexus trk. (D/I) * 12,800 * 34 * 39 Total Lexus (D/I) * 28,600 * 33 * 41 Toyota/Scion car (D/I) * 181,200 * 43 * 47 Toyota …
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Canada light-vehicle sales by nameplate, May and YTD
… I) * 38 * 9 322% * 104 * 33 215% Total Lexus car (I) * 721 * 681 6% * 2,635 * 2 ..... 774 * 660 17% * 3,049 * 2,637 16% Lexus truck (D) * 685 * 487 41% * 2,657 * 1,872 42% Lexus truck (I) * 160 * 231 -31% * 647 * 1 …
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Canada light-vehicle sales by make, May and YTD
… 7% 11% * 1,940 * 1,650 1.0% 0.9% 0.1% 18% Lexus * 721 * 681 0.8% 0.8% 6% * 845 * 718 0.9% 0.8% 18 ..... 0% 40% * 7,816 * 5,780 1.1% 0.8% 0.3% 35% Lexus * 2,635 * 2,805 0.8% 0.9% -6% * 3,304 * 2,891 …
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Auto industry outsiders snag dealerships
… because I didn't have the relevant experience," says Tom Maoli, owner of Lexus of Route 10 in Whippany, N.J. It took about a year for Maoli to be approved because Lexus executives believed Maoli lacked automobile retail experience, Maoli says …
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N.J. entrepreneur's nonauto experience helps him sell cars
… retail experience," says Maoli, owner of Lexus of Route 10 in Whippany, N.J. But when Lexus saw Maoli's background in real estate and ..... came together," he says. Besides owning a Lexus dealership, Maoli, 50, will open a Maserati …
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Made-in-America Prius fades into the future
… production. Toyota recently said it would build a dedicated line in Kentucky to produce the (comparatively) low-volume Lexus ES sedan. But it is getting so stingy with outlays that it opted to consign production of an upcoming compact car to Mazda …
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Toyota recalls 242,000 hybrids, 86,500 in U.S.
TOKYO -- Toyota Motor Corp. is recalling 242,000 hybrid vehicles worldwide, including 86,500 Toyota Prius and Lexus HS 250h hybrids in the United States, to fix a braking glitch. The problem affects only 2010 model year Prius and HS 250h …
