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The key issue facing the hybrid automotive segment in North America is that hybrids can either be affordable or luxurious but with the 2012 Lexus CT200h, a new car buyer who wants the efficiency of a modern hybrid and true luxury amenities can have just that without a massive shock to the savings account – with a price starting under $30,000.

Toyota, Lexus, and Scion have all come out on top of JD Power and Associates 2012 Vehicle Reliability Study.

At an annual luncheon today in Las Vegas, Toyota Motor's Sales Group Vice President and General Manager for the Lexus Division, Mark Templin, delivered a speech titled A Legacy of Leadership: What Will You Leave Behind?

Lexus full-size LX 570 SUV reemerges for 2013 sporting the new spindle grill, updated features inside and out, plus enhanced offroad capability at a base price of $80,930.

The automotive place to be in February isn't the Chicago Auto Show for most manufacturers. It's your television screen, which is why Lexus is placing its first-ever ad in the Super Bowl.

The Lexus LF-LC 2+2 sports coupe hybrid concept was revealed today with the requisite degree of fanfare by Mark Templin, Group vice president and general manager, Lexus Division, Toyota Motor Sales.

The news of a sporty coupe coming to the Lexus display at the 2012 North American International Auto Show has created quite a bit of buzz over what exactly we would see from the Japanese luxury brand next week in Detroit but today, the company has taken the wraps off of the new Lexus LF-LC Hybrid Sport Coupe Concept.

As images have been slowly released, Torque News has speculated on what the new Lexus concept car coming to NAIAS next year will ultimately be. It has been correctly assumed, judging by the lines and form of the teased images, to be a new sports model, but no one had as yet imagined it might be a hybrid.

Last week, Toyota issued a tightly cropped teaser shot of the new Lexus Concept set to debut at the 2012 North American International Auto Show in Detroit and we now have our newest teaser of what looks to be a new Lexus sports car – this time focusing on the interior of the luxury concept.

The fourth generation of the Lexus GS Hybrid is an exercise in balancing opposing concepts, something it manages to do very well. First and foremost, it manages to strike equilibrium between the primary attributes premium automobiles embody to one degree or another, namely luxury and performance.

The start of the 2012 North American International Auto Show in Detroit is just 28 days away and joining the stream of Detroit Auto Show news is the announcement by Toyota USA that there will be a new Lexus Concept unveiled when the show opens on January 9th, 2012.

Students from 11 states won round one of the Lexus Eco Challenge, a fifth-annual contest that the luxury car marque says "inspires and empowers young people to learn about the environment and take action to improve it."

During their annual December to Remember sales event, Lexus just announced they will donate $5 to Toys for Tots for every big red bow shared via Facebook and Twitter. The campaign runs through Jan. 3, 2012, with Lexus providing up to a $100,000 donation for the social media fundraiser.

The news out of Torrance, Calif., is all good entering the Christmas rush as Toyota and Lexus report serious boosts in the popularity of select vehicles, and hybrids. The two car companies saw hybrid sales rise across the board by more than 30% in November.

Lexus hands over a dismantled CT Hybrid to four designers for The Lexus Fashion Workshop

Honda pokes Lexus and its red-bow holiday ads in a new Honda Accord "Car Gift - Happy Honda Days TV" ad.

Speaking this morning in Las Vegas at the media launch of the 2013 Lexus GS 350 and GS 450h Hybrid, Mark Templin, group vice president and general manager, joined a growing chorus of manufacturers who are seeing 2011 sales figures at strong levels and even more enthusiasm for 2013.

Day two of my exciting week of travel began this morning at 6am when I headed downstairs to breakfast with my fellow auto writers and the people from Lexus.

The press days of the 2011 Tokyo Motor Show start tomorrow on Nov. 29 and while almost all the Japanese car makers have world premiers lined up to debut at the show, these three big brand names surprisingly don't have any world premiers.

When the stylish new 2013 Lexus GS350 hits showrooms next year, it will be heralded by the brands first Super Bowl commercial in addition to sponsorship of the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit edition. The fourth-generation GS was revealed this summer at the Concours d’Elegance and has made its auto show debut during the currently running Los Angeles Auto Show. The all-new sport sedan incorporates the new Lexus design philosophy, prefaced by the new spindle grille.

Lexus has unveiled the Lexus GS 250 sedan, which will add to the Lexus lineup of GS sedans. The World Premiere of Lexus GS 250 will be at the Guangzhou International Automobile Exhibition in China which begins today.

BMW, the largest builder of luxury vehicles worldwide, is expanding their lineup of hybrids with 340-horsepower gas/electric versions of their two best sellers, clearly with designs on Lexus market share.

Toyota’s luxury brand will use the 2011 SEMA Show to unveiled the new 2013 Lexus GS350 with the high performance F Sport package – adding an aggressive look along with improved handling and braking capabilities to the newly refined luxury sedan.