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1m Lexus hybrids sold

Lexus celebrates a milestone as its millionth hybrid car is sold
1m Lexus hybrids sold

Lexus marked the sale of its one millionth hybrid vehicle this week – just 11 years on from the launch of its RX 400h luxury SUV.

The hybrid lineup

The landmark vehicle, an NX 300h, was handed over to Aldo Pirranello – a first-time Lexus customer – in Milan, Italy, by Alain Uyttenhoven, Head of Lexus Europe.

‘The hybrid powertrain continues to be our signature powertrain technology. We have set ambitious environmental goals for 2050 and the popularity of hybrid worldwide is extremely important for us in achieving these goals. I am extremely happy that more than one million new car customers have put their faith in our Lexus hybrid lineup.’

TOKUO FUKUICHI
President of Lexus International

Lexus’s introduction of full hybrid power to the luxury car market in 2005 paved the way for every model in its range to feature the technology. The GS 450h arrived in 2006, followed by the LS 600h, the world’s most powerful hybrid saloon in 2007.

The HS 250h, a model not sold in Europe, was introduced in 2009 and two years later the CT 200h became the world’s first full hybrid premium compact model. The IS 300h and GS 300h were launched in 2013 and in 2014 the NX 300h took hybrid into the mid-size luxury crossover market for the first time.

In 2015 the RC 300h broke more new ground for Lexus, as the world’s first premium hybrid sports coupe.

Popularity in Europe

Around the world, Lexus currently sells 10 hybrid models, the largest full hybrid lineup of any premium car brand. Europe is its largest market, with 64% of all Lexus sales being hybrids in 2015; for western Europe the figure was 95%.

The UK is well-established as one of Lexus’s strongest European markets and from the introduction of the RX 400h here in 2005 up to the end of 2015, 65,246 cars equipped with Lexus Hybrid Drive have been sold.

‘Our hybrid technology delivers not only great fuel efficiency and low CO2 emissions that lead to a low cost of ownership, it also provides a smooth, comfortable and engaging driving experience. So it doesn’t come as a surprise that it scores the highest satisfaction rates among our customers.’

ALAIN UYTTENHOVEN
Head of Lexus Europe

In January this year Lexus premiered its latest full hybrid model, the LC 500h coupe. It features the Multi Stage Hybrid System – a new generation technology engineered for high performance – which has been designed to boost the appeal of hybrid cars by delivering more power, better traction and greater acceleration while maintaining efficiency. The new model will go on sale from spring 2017.

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