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Toyota May Make Lexus Line-up Hybrid Only

Posted on October 08, 2008

Nikkei. In the medium- to long-term, Toyota Motor is considering making the Lexus line-up hybrid only, according to Managing Officer Toshio Furutani.More immediately, however, Toyota will introduce hybrid versions across the entire Lexus line-up as soon as possible, Furutani said at the preview for a new Tokyo-area showroom.Global sales of the Lexus fell 9% on the year to 310,000 in the January-August period. I hesitate to say that 2008 results will exceed 2007's, he said, indicating that full-year Lexus sales may drop.With sales of luxury vehicles on the decline worldwide amid the...

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