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Year-to-date sales figures:

1. MB: 30,028
2. Lexus: 29,304
3. BMW: 28,163

Lexus is a close second despite the massive Toyota recall fiasco (By the way, you can show your support to Toyota by signing the “I Support Toyota” petition). MB had a fabulous month which enabled them to take the lead, BMW remains at 3rd but still well within the striking distance. Seems like the Toyota recall is hurting Lexus but definitely not lethal, people are still buying Lexus products for their reliability, luxury and the legendary customer service.

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1. Lexus: 15,517
2. MB: 15,158
3. BMW: 13,163

Lexus remained strong among the luxury brands even under the massive Toyota recall that’s currently going on and MB is a very close second. As for BMW… after the “supposed-to-take-over-as-number-one” year in 2009, the question now is where is it headed with all the niche products like the X6M, X5M and the 5-series GT.

Few interesting facts worth to point out…

1. The HS sales still isn’t as well as Lexus had predicted, maybe some “spice” is missing for this car?

2. The LS sales went … Continue Reading

Well… we’ve seen this for the last several years already, that cars from the same manufacture have similar looking interiors. Personally I think that’s reasonable because all manufactures share parts bin among models in their lineup in order to reduce cost. However, I think recently Audi and BMW have taken this “laziness” or cost-cutting into an entire level altogether. In the following 3 pictures you can see the interiors for popular Audi models and BMW’s newest addition to their lineup, the F01 7-series and F10 5-series, as well as the current 3-series and 5-series.

From a quick glance it’s … Continue Reading

Let’s take a look at the 4 major luxury automakers’ flagship lineups:

Audi:

A8
A8L (long wheel-base)
S8 (performance)

BMW:

730d/Ld (not available in US)
740d (not available in US)
740i/Li (not available in US)
750i/Li
750i/Li xDrive (AWD)
760i/Li (V12)
ActiveHybrid7/ActiveHybrid7L (hybrid)

Lexus:

LS460/LS460L
LS460/LS460L AWD
LS460 Sport (sports tuned suspension)
LS600hL (hybrid)

Mercedes Benz:

S550
S400 Hybrid
S600 (V12)
S63/65 AMG (high performance)

From the model listing it seems like BMW and MB offer more engine choices than Lexus, however when we take a closer look we can see that Lexus offers more variety than the other two brands. The LS460 has both standard and long wheel-base, … Continue Reading

1. Lexus: 187,410
2. BMW: 176,374
3. MB: 170,403

One month to go and BMW is down by more than 11,000 units… The race has turned into let’s see who is going to capture the second spot, can MB pull out a miracle and steal it away from BMW?

Few interesting facts worth to point out…

1. Looks like Lexus will have no trouble to sell 200,000 units again this year in a down market despite all the naysayers have been predicted earlier this year.

2. TL is fading fast, once sold for 7,000 units … Continue Reading

The LexusNet 2009 LA Auto Show coverage is live from the showroom floor via the LexusNet Forums.

Update:

10:45 AM, Toyota unveiled the all new 2010 Toyota Sienna.

What: The Los Angeles Auto Show is one of the top automotive events worldwide and brings together the latest new vehicles from auto manufacturers around the world. It features more than 900 vehicles from sports cars and sedans to crossovers and minivans.

Dates: Friday, Dec. 4 – Sunday, Dec. 13

World and North American Debuts: More than 30 World and North American debuts ranging from affordable and fuel-efficient vehicles like the Ford Fiesta, Mazda 2 and Chevrolet Cruze to the ultra luxury such as the Rolls Royce Ghost and the first supercar from … Continue Reading

Hybrid and alternative fuel vehicles will be the focus of the 2009 LA Auto Show given it is the perfect spot for these fuel sippers to shine since the environmental-conscious Hollywood is just down the road… Following is the official press release:

LOS ANGELES – November 2009 – With manufacturers paying close attention to today’s environmental and economic conditions, eco-friendly cars are attracting a lot of attention. The 2009 Los Angeles Auto Show will feature more than 50 of the newest hybrids and alternative fuel vehicles including hybrids, … Continue Reading

LexusNet will cover the 2009 LA Auto Show from the showroom floor via the LexusNet Forums. We will bring all the press conferences, unveils and surprising announcements live to you in a twitter style update. Please tune in to the LexusNet Forums 2009 LA Auto Show thread during the press days (12/02 and 12/03) for the complete coverage.

Event organizers are expecting approximately 30 world debuts be unveiled at this year’s L.A. Auto Show, the current unveil list includes:

World Debuts

Cadillac (to be announced)
Dodge Viper
Honda Personal-Neo Urban Transport Concept
Porsche Boxster Spyder
Toyota … Continue Reading