Toyota Design Chief To Take Over Lexus

Toyota Motor Corp. is giving design unprecedented clout in a management shuffle that puts the company's global design chief, Tokuo Fukuichi, in charge of Lexus division and on the board.

Fukuichi, who leads design at the Toyota, Lexus and Scion brands, will take over as president of Lexus International, the company announced today. He will keep his role as head of the worldwide design group.

It's the first time a design chief has been the global head of Lexus. He assumes his new duties at Toyota's luxury marque on April 1 but his board appointment will take effect following a general shareholders' meeting, which is usually scheduled in June.

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w222 - 2/26/2014 1:24:05 PM

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great, more toasters...

xjug1987a - 2/26/2014 2:09:19 PM

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Never been a fan of anything Japanese, so... more power to the Toasters!

Car4Life - 2/26/2014 2:19:59 PM

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He's standing next to that hideous concept as if it's something to be proud of???

Well, it was nice knowing you Lexus...

dlin - 2/26/2014 3:08:04 PM

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Interesting.... but good to see designer heads up a brand!

Dexter1 - 2/27/2014 9:01:11 AM

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The guy should have been fired years ago for creating the Toyota eyesores we have to put up with seeing on a daily bias. Now he's being promoted to head Lexus? This is a joke, right??? Right?????

LexSucks - 2/27/2014 10:59:32 AM

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You people are on drugs. Lexus builds the most attractive, passionate vehicles that are on the road today. Supassing Aston Martin, Jaguar, and anything from Italy when it comes to sheer visual appeal. Lexus cars are head turners. People point at them and alert their friends when they see one on the road. People use Lexus vehicles as computer wallpaper more than any other brand. Kids have posters of them in their bedrooms.

This decision to put the design head as the head of Lexus only further solidifies Lexus as the best car manufacturer the world has ever seen.