Toyota recalls 1.1 million North American vehicles for rearview camera issue On November 4, Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing issued a recall for 1,024,407 vehicles in the U.S. because of a rearview camera image that may not display,  according to the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Transport Canada says in a recall notice that 99,178 vehicles are affected in Canada. Toyota is recalling 102 Toyota and Lexus mo...

News  Updated at: 2025/11/06

JMS 2025: Lexus unveils six-wheeled LS Concept, redefining LS as Luxury Space On October 29, Lexus Chief Branding Officer Simon Humphries took the stage at the Japan Mobility Show 2025 (Press days: October 29-30, Public days: October 31-November 9) being held at Tokyo Big Sight and unveiled the LS Concept minivan. He began by explaining that with the Century brand at the top of Toyota's products, Lexus will become the center of luxury and will be...

News  Updated at: 2025/10/31

event is being held under the theme “A unique opportunity to explore mobility’s future”. This year’s show has attracted a record 517 companies and organizations (as of October 15), surpassing the previous edition. Exhibitors include not only major players from the automotive industry, but also companies from other sectors and numerous startups. In addition, 42 overseas companies and organizations are taking part. Japanese automakers exhi...

News  Updated at: 2025/10/30

JMS 2025：Toyota announces new brand strategy Toyota announced its new brand strategy on October 13 via a live broadcast on its media platform, Toyota Times. The company restructured its brands into five distinct lines—Century, Lexus, Toyota, GR, Daihatsu—and unveiled new commercials expressing each brand's concept. It also introduced concept cars to be exhibited at the Japan Mobility Show 2025 held at Tokyo Big Sight. Century was announced ...

News  Updated at: 2025/10/15

Toyota to discontinue sale of Lexus LS in the U.S. Toyota Motor Corporation (Toyota) will discontinue the sale of the Lexus LS, the brand’s flagship sedan, in the U.S. market. The LS 500 AWD Heritage Edition, the limited edition of 250 units, will be the final LS model. The limited edition will be built at Toyota’s Tahara Plant (Aichi Prefecture, Japan) and be exported. In Japan, the sale of the LS will be continued, and the sale of the limit...

News  Updated at: 2025/10/08

Toyota recalls 591,377 Toyota and Lexus vehicles in U.S. for faulty displays On September 17, Toyota announced it is recalling 591,377 vehicles in the U.S. over the 12.3-inch display of the instrument panel that may be blank at startup due to an error in the instrument panel software, failing to display vehicle speed, brake system, and tire pressure warning lights. The defective components were manufactured at Denso Corp. plants in Japan and Noth...

News  Updated at: 2025/09/20

market. Magna Steyr’s Graz plant, Austria, which manufactures the BMW Z4, received the Platinum Plant Quality Award for 20 PP100 defects. Gold Plant Quality Awards for North/South America, in a tie, went to Toyota Motor Corporation’s Cambridge South plant in Ontario, Canada, which produces the Lexus RX, and Toyota Motor Corporation’s Georgetown 3, Kentucky, plant, which produces the Lexus ES. The Gold Plant Quality Award for the Asia Pacif...

News  Updated at: 2025/06/28

e for Highway Safety (IIHS) released results of testing on 14 partial driving automation systems from various global OEMs. While only one earned an acceptable rating, two were rated marginal, and 11 were rated poor. “We evaluated partial automation systems from BMW, Ford, General Motors, Genesis, Lexus, Mercedes-Benz, Nissan, Tesla and Volvo,” IIHS President David Harkey said. “Most of them don’t include adequate measures to prevent misus...

News  Updated at: 2024/03/13

Toyota recalls 280,000 vehicles in U.S. because they may ‘creep forward’ in neutral On February 21, Toyota announced three product recalls. Toyota is recalling about 280,000 pickups and SUVs in the U.S. because the engine may not disengage entirely when in neutral. “Certain parts of the transmission may not immediately disengage when the vehicle is shifted to the neutral position,” Toyota said in a statement, which can allow some engine p...

News  Updated at: 2024/02/24

Lexus brings latest designs to Monterey Car Week 2023 in Pebble Beach, California On August 10, Lexus announced it will highlight the latest additions to its lineup at Monterey Car Week 2023, showcasing vehicles that offer bold design, electrification, and intuitive technology in Pebble Beach, California.The Lexus display will highlight the Lexus RZ Sport Concept and 2024 Lexus LC 500 Inspiration Series. Making its first U.S. appearance, the Lex...

News  Updated at: 2023/08/11

Lexus India commences deliveries of Lexus RX SUV, launches 'Lexus India’ App On June 30, Lexus India officially commenced the deliveries of its fifth-generation RX 350H luxury SUV. The five-seater SUV was first showcased in India at the Auto Expo 2023 earlier this year, and bookings for it started on the same day. The RX 350H features a 2.5-liter inline-four engine with a self-charging electric motor to deliver 247 horsepower. The car comes wit...

News  Updated at: 2023/06/30

Toyota retrofits latest technology to existing vehicles, updating software and hardware Toyota Motor Corporation (Toyota) will expand its services that improve the performance of cars already sold. From the Lexus LS, the company has started a service to provide functions to be adopted in coming annual improvements to cars that are already sold. The number of vehicles to be covered will be increased sequentially, and in addition to software updat...

News  Updated at: 2023/04/05

launched the Spring Festival edition of the new Panda Mini micro electric vehicle. Changan Auto debuted the new Lamore compact sedan. For New Energy Vehicle brands, Tesla, NIO, Li Auto, XPeng, Neta, Hycan, Zeekr, IM, Jidu and Changan Deepal participated in the exhibition, where the highlighted models included IM’s IM LS7 mid-to-large-sized luxury flagship SUV, Hycan’s new V09 flagship battery electric MPV, Zeekr’s Zeekr M-Vision concept ve...

News  Updated at: 2023/01/05

Automotive Manufacturers of the Philippines (CAMPI) shows that, as of end of June 2022, there are already 1,013 total electrified vehicles sold in the local market, surpassing the 2021 total volume of 843 and 2020's 378. Of the figure recorded in the first 6 months of 2022, 962 units are Toyota and Lexus models. This means that Toyota Motor Philippines (TMP) noted around 95% of local electrified vehicle users driving an electrified model from its...

News  Updated at: 2022/08/16

Toyota, Lexus recall 458,054 vehicles in U.S. for stability control software glitch On April 20, Toyota Motor North America announced it is recalling 458,054 Toyota and Lexus vehicles to fix a software glitch that can deactivate the electronic stability control system, increasing the risk of a crash."A software error can cause the Vehicle Stability Control system (VSC) not to default to 'on' the next time the car is started under certain circumst...

News  Updated at: 2022/04/22

Sumitomo Rubber to supply SP SPORT MAXX 050 tires for Lexus LS as original equipment Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd. (Sumitomo Rubber) announced that its SP SPORT MAXX 050 has been adopted as the original equipment (OE) tire for the Japanese domestic model of the Lexus LS. Sumitomo Rubber, utilizing its technological expertise cultivated through the development of tires for the LS, has optimized the sidewall rubber and added optimal sipes to the...

News  Updated at: 2021/12/23

Toyota Tahara Plant and Toyota Motor Kyushu Miyata Plant temporarily stop Lexus production From December 8, Toyota Motor Corporation (Toyota) stopped certain production lines of its Lexus luxury vehicles at its Tahara Plant (Tahara City, Aichi Prefecture) and Toyota Motor Kyushu, Inc.’s Miyata Plant (Toyota Motor Kyushu, Miyawaka City, Fukuoka Prefecture). This is because parts supply from Southeast Asia has been disrupted as a result of the sp...

News  Updated at: 2021/12/10

Lexus to arrive in Mexico by end of 2021 Toyota's premium brand Lexus will begin retail operations in Mexico in December. There will be five distributors that will market the brand's hybrid models, including a sedan and an SUV.Lexus seeks to be a benchmark in hybrid vehicles in Mexico, as it expects to present 20 new models globally by 2025, including hybrids, PHEVs and BEVs.Expected models for Mexico include the Lexus ES, LS, and LX.Lexus will b...

News  Updated at: 2021/10/27

ion announced it will temporarily suspend vehicle production at three Japanese production lines in August, due to a parts shortage resulting from the spread of COVID-19 in Southeast Asia.Toyota Motor will suspend production for 4 days (August 3 to 6) at Tahara Plant No.3 line. The line is producing Lexus models including LS, IS, RC, and others.Toyota Auto Body Co., Ltd. will suspend production for 2 days (August 5 to 6) at Yoshiwara Plant No.1 an...

News  Updated at: 2021/07/28

JTEKT’s double structured EPS adopted for Lexus LS JTEKT Corporation (JTEKT) announced that its electric power steering (EPS) with double systems including power supply has been adopted for Toyota Motor Corporation’s (Toyota’s) Mirai, and the Lexus LS vehicles that are equipped with an advanced drive system. According to autonomous driving levels, JTEKT Fail-OPerational System (JFOPS), the company’s concept for steering safety, defines th...

News  Updated at: 2021/07/27