BMW Beats Toyota in Japan as Quake Disrupts Lexus Output

Although it sounds a little bit weird, it appears that the March 11 earthquake in Japan was what Bmw needed on the Japanese market. According to Bloomberg, Bmw managed to overtake Toyota’s Lexus brand as deliveries of the cars made by the Bavarian manufacturer surged 56 percent in April. Lexus customers said that they have
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cs4444 - 6/6/2011 7:02:40 PM

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"While many luxury cars are too expensive to compete directly with domestic models, Audi’s A3 and A4 are roughly in the same price ranges as Toyota’s Corolla and Mark X, respectively, he said."

Thought this quote from Bloomberg's article on this was funny

david999 - 6/6/2011 10:03:30 PM

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I guess this year will be tough on Lexus and other Japanese brands, but the future looks a lot brighter for them with all the new models and increased production down the line.