Lexus will launch a C segment SUV in 2018
- The Toyota CHR, C segment SUV with hybrid engine (engine identical to that of the Prius IV), was launched in September 2016 in Europe. This new model, manufactured in Turkey, allowed the Japanese manufacturer to extend its European SUV range downwards, while the latter was composed of RAV4 (segment D) and Land Cruiser (segment E).
- The CHR sales are booming in Europe (already 30,000 sales in Europe in the first three months of 2017, at an annual rate of 120,000 units). Continuing its policy of extending its line-up, Toyota will launch a C segment SUV for its Premium brand Lexus.
- The European range of Lexus SUVs currently consists of the NX (D segment) and the RX (E segment) models. The future model, to be launched in 2018 and whose commercial name will be UX, will include the Toyota CHR platform and its hybrid engine. Most of the Lexus models sold in Europe are hybrid versions.
- The new UX model will take over the Lexus CT sedan at the end of its career (launch in 2010), which has not been very successful in Europe (7,500 sales in 2016 compared to 9,500 in 2015). The UX model will compete directly with the C segment Premium SUVs, such as the Infiniti QX30, Mercedes GLA, Q3 / Q4, BMW X1 / X2 and Volvo XC40.
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