Editing Lexus (section)

{{Short description|Japanese luxury vehicle brand owned by Toyota}}
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{{Infobox company
| name = Lexus
| logo = [[File:Lexus.svg|frameless|upright=1.2|class=skin-invert|alt=Oval-shaped logo with the letter 'L', above the stylistic Lexus wordmark]]
| logo_alt = Oval-shaped logo with the letter 'L', above the stylistic Lexus wordmark
| type = [[Division (business)|Division]]
| industry = [[Automotive]]
| foundation = {{start date and age|1989|df=yes}}<ref>{{Cite web|title=When was Lexus founded?|url=https://www.northwestlexus.com/when-was-lexus-founded/|date=28 September 2018|website=Northwest Lexus|language=en-US|access-date=1 May 2020|archive-date=2 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210702062859/https://www.northwestlexus.com/when-was-lexus-founded/|url-status=live}}</ref>
| founder = [[Eiji Toyoda]]<!-- Please do not change, spelled correctly. -->
| location = [[Shimoyama, Aichi]], Japan
| locations = 
| area_served = Worldwide
| key_people = {{unbulleted list
  | Takashi Watanabe<small> ([[President (corporate title)|president]])</small><ref>{{Cite news |title=TMC Announces Changes to Executive Structure, Senior Professional/Senior Management Employees |publisher=Toyota Motor Corporation |date=13 February 2023 |access-date=14 August 2023 |url=https://global.toyota/en/newsroom/corporate/38774342.html |archive-date=14 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230814124158/https://global.toyota/en/newsroom/corporate/38774342.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
  | David Nordstrom<small> ([[Vice President|VP]], Asia Pacific)</small><ref name=lda/>
  | Spiros Fotinos<small> (VP, EU)</small><ref name=rz>{{Cite news |title=Lexus teases RZ electric crossover |last=Gibbs |first=Nick |work=Automotive News |date=2 December 2021 |access-date=5 January 2022 |url=https://www.autonews.com/cars-concepts/toyotas-lexus-touts-incredible-driving-dynamics-rz-electric-crossover |archive-date=5 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220105023557/https://www.autonews.com/cars-concepts/toyotas-lexus-touts-incredible-driving-dynamics-rz-electric-crossover |url-status=live }}</ref>
  | Andrew Gilleland<small> (VP, U.S.)</small><ref name=2021sales>{{Cite news |title=Toyota, Lexus End Tough Sales Year on High Notes |last=Finlay |first=Steve |work=Wards Auto |date=5 January 2021 |access-date=5 January 2022 |url=https://www.wardsauto.com/industry-news/toyota-lexus-end-tough-sales-year-high-notes |archive-date=5 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210105210359/https://www.wardsauto.com/industry-news/toyota-lexus-end-tough-sales-year-high-notes |url-status=live }}</ref>
  }}
| products = {{unbulleted list
  | [[Luxury vehicles]]
  | Performance vehicles
  }}
| services = [[Financial services|Automotive financing]]
| parent = [[Toyota|Toyota Motor Corporation]]
| brands = [[Lexus F|F marque]]
| homepage = {{URL|https://discoverlexus.com/lexus-in-your-region/|discoverlexus.com}}
}}

{{nihongo|'''Lexus'''|レクサス|Rekusasu}} is the [[luxury vehicle]] division of the Japanese automaker [[Toyota|Toyota Motor Corporation]]. The Lexus [[brand]] is marketed in more than 90 countries and territories worldwide<ref name=lda>{{Cite web| title = Lexus Design Award 2022| author = | work = Bloomberg.com| date = 30 September 2021| access-date = 5 January 2022| url = https://www.bloomberg.com/press-releases/2021-09-30/lexus-design-award-india-2022-announces-esteemed-panel-of-judges-and-mentors-receiving-over-six-hundred-original-entries| quote = | archive-date = 5 January 2022| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20220105023550/https://www.bloomberg.com/press-releases/2021-09-30/lexus-design-award-india-2022-announces-esteemed-panel-of-judges-and-mentors-receiving-over-six-hundred-original-entries| url-status = live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.roadandtrack.com/tests/drives/2010_lexus_rx_350_rx_450h |title=2010 Lexus RX 350 & RX 450h – First Drive |work=Road & Track |access-date=15 May 2010 |last=Wilson |first=Tom |date=13 February 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100410143949/http://www.roadandtrack.com/tests/drives/2010_lexus_rx_350_rx_450h |archive-date=10 April 2010}}</ref> and is Japan's largest-selling make <!-- note: 'make' also means 'brand' or 'marque' --> of premium cars. It has ranked among the 10 largest Japanese global brands in market value.<ref name=jbrand>{{cite web|url=http://www.interbrand.com/Libraries/Files/-1_Japan_BGB2009_pdf.sflb.ashx |title=Japan's Best Global Brands 2009 |year=2009 |work=Interbrand |access-date=20 September 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101123173546/http://interbrand.com/Libraries/Files/-1_Japan_BGB2009_pdf.sflb.ashx |archive-date=23 November 2010}}</ref> Lexus has been headquartered in [[Shimoyama, Aichi]], in Japan since 2024.<ref>{{cite press release |url=https://newsroom.lexus.eu/shimoyama-the-new-home-of-lexus/ |title=Shimoyama, the new home of Lexus |publisher=Lexus |location=Europe |date=2024-12-09 |access-date=2025-05-21}}</ref> Operational centers are located in [[Brussels]], Belgium, and [[Plano, Texas]], United States.

Created at around the same time as Japanese rivals [[Honda]] and [[Nissan]] created their [[Acura]] and [[Infiniti]] luxury divisions respectively, Lexus originated from a corporate project to develop a new premium sedan, [[code-name]]d F1, which began in 1983 and culminated in the launch of the [[Lexus LS]] in 1989.<ref>{{Cite web|title=A Short History of Japanese Luxury Cars|url=http://www.businessweek.com/autos/content/may2006/bw20060523_579325.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110628223731/http://www.businessweek.com/autos/content/may2006/bw20060523_579325.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=28 June 2011|date=28 June 2011|access-date=1 May 2020}}</ref> Subsequently, the division added [[sedan (car)|sedan]], [[coupé]], [[Convertible (car)|convertible]] and [[Sport utility vehicle|SUV]] models. Lexus did not exist as a brand in its home market until 2005, and all vehicles marketed internationally as Lexus from 1989 to 2005 were released in Japan under the Toyota marque and an equivalent model name. In 2005, a [[hybrid vehicle|hybrid]] version of the [[Lexus RX|RX]] crossover debuted and additional hybrid models later joined the division's lineup. Lexus launched its own [[Lexus#F marque|F marque]] performance division in 2007 with the debut of the [[Lexus IS F|IS F]] sport sedan, followed by the [[Lexus LFA|LFA]] supercar in 2009.

Lexus vehicles are largely produced in Japan, with manufacturing centered in the [[Chūbu region|Chūbu]] and [[Kyūshū]] regions, and in particular at Toyota's [[Tahara plant|Tahara]], [[Aichi Prefecture|Aichi]], Chūbu and [[Miyata, Fukuoka|Miyata]], [[Fukuoka Prefecture|Fukuoka]], Kyūshū plants. Assembly of the first Lexus produced outside the country, the Canadian-built RX 330, began in 2003. Following a corporate reorganization from 2001 to 2005, Lexus began operating its own [[automotive design|design]], [[automotive engineering|engineering]] and manufacturing centers.

Since the 2000s, Lexus has increased sales outside its largest market, the United States. The division inaugurated [[Car dealership|dealerships]] in the [[Japanese domestic market]] in 2005, becoming the first Japanese premium car marque to launch in its [[country of origin]].<ref name=cbs/> The brand has since debuted in Southeast Asia, Latin America, Europe and other regions, and has introduced [[Hybrid vehicle|hybrid]] vehicles in many markets.

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