Lexus Australia has already blown previous its strongest ever sales 12 months – and there’s nonetheless has 4 months left in 2023.
An enormous August (1685 sales) propelled the model to 9985 sales year-to-date on the VFACTS sales charts, which means 2023 is already the largest ever 12 months for Lexus in Australia, forward of 2019 (9612 sales).
The model has confirmed that – though it hasn’t been mirrored within the sales figures simply but – it delivered its 10,000th automobile for 2023 on September 1.
A Lexus Australia spokesperson instructed CarExpert the sales come on the again of stronger supply from head workplace, which is permitting the model to fulfil its important e book of again orders.
The best-seller for now’s the NX SUV. To date this 12 months Lexus has delivered 4291 examples, placing it behind solely the Tesla Model Y on the sales charts.
Although the NX 450h+ plug-in hybrid will not be obtainable to order, and waits persist on the NX 350h hybrid, the base NX
The second-best promoting Lexus is the bigger (additionally new) RX SUV, with 1892 deliveries.
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More broadly, Lexus says 57 per cent of the vehicles it’s delivered to date in 2023 have been hybrids or electrical – up from 47 per cent on the similar level in 2022. In August this 12 months, a whopping 71 per cent of its deliveries had been electrified.
Supply pending, indicators level to 2024 being even larger.
The new Yaris Cross-based LBX SUV has been confirmed for Australia, promising to decrease the entry worth to the Lexus vary, whereas on the high finish the brand new LM folks mover will contact down late in 2023.
The powerful new Lexus GX SUV can be due Down Under within the first half of 2024.
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