Surprise! Your Next Lexus Could Be Built In China

Toyota Motor Corp., long opposed to producing its premium Lexus cars in China because of concerns over quality and profitability, is now considering it to ignite growth and narrow sales gaps with its German rivals, four company insiders told Reuters.

The company, which imports Lexus models made in Japan to sell in China, has spent the last two years researching how to produce them locally.

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wilfred - 10/5/2018 12:44:46 PM

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Not for the US market. Made in China for China market, Germans have been doing so for decades...

TomM - 10/5/2018 12:54:52 PM

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Cadillac also makes a number of cars in China - as well.

However - there will not be a "LEXUS" car in my future to begin with - I do not live in an area where cattle roam the streets and a COW CATCHER is required equipment for the front of the car.

I cannot call those Lexus grilles Ugly - that would be unfair to all of the other cars on the road whose styling is ONLY ugly.

dlin - 10/5/2018 2:36:14 PM

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Thanks to Trump, it will not

skytop - 10/6/2018 7:40:09 PM

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And if built in China, the Communist government will secretly add in monitoring hardware chips to observe you. China has been doing this in cell phones and computer motherboards built in China. Major espionage charges against China for this activity.

MDarringer - 10/6/2018 8:21:26 PM

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Nah. The Democrats think it's a good idea to spy on people and monitor them. When you hate freedom and liberty it all falls into place.