Inovev plans 200,000 units per year of the new Lexus RX SUV
- Lexus, a luxury subsidiary of the Toyota group, presented the new generation of its E-segment SUV, the RX, the previous one of which dated back to 2015. This hybrid-powered SUV is produced equally at two different sites, Miyawaka in Japan and that of Cambridge in Canada, quickly imposed itself on the world market as one of the references in the field of Premium SUV. It is especially in North America that the Lexus RX has its best sales scores (125,000 sales in 2021, including 115,000 in the United States and 10,000 in Canada), this region representing more than half of its global sales. Last year, 210,000 Lexus RXs were sold worldwide.
- This competitor of the BMW X5/X6, Mercedes GLE/GLE coupé, Audi Q7/Q8 and Volvo XC90 must now face its own internal competition, the new 100% electric Lexus RZ which risks taking part of its clientele.
- This is the reason why Inovev thinks that the sales levels reached by the Lexus RX in the years 2017 and 2018 (a volume of slightly more than 250,000 copies per year) will never again be reached and that we must instead count on 200,000 units per year of the new generation, which is still a high figure for a vehicle of this price.
- The new Lexus RX is no longer than the previous one (4.89 m) and it is even 1 cm lower. On the other hand, it widens by 2.5 cm.
- Its wheelbase is extended by 6 cm. To reduce its carbon footprint, its hybrid and plug-in hybrid engines abandon the 3.5-litre six-cylinder and opt for an equally powerful 2.5-litre four-cylinder.
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