Lexus has announced its global sales results for 2019, with the Japanese premium carmaker delivering a new record high of 765,330 units. The figure represents a 10% increase from 2018 and is more than double the volume recorded over a decade earlier in 2009.
In several key regions, the brand saw year-on-year increases in deliveries, with the only exception being North America, which remained level with the year prior at around 325,000 units. Despite this, the region remains the most important for Lexus, with the highest number of units being delivered there.
Meanwhile, China’s booming luxury market saw approximately 202,000 units being delivered, or 25% more than in 2018. Other regions like Europe (around 87,000 units) and Japan (around 62,000 units) also experienced double-digit growths of 14% and 13% respectively.
Elsewhere, the Middle East and East Asia both saw an 8% increase in sales to around 32,000 and 34,000 units, with the remainder being made up of lesser markets. According to Lexus, encouraging response from buyers towards the UX compact SUV and seventh-generation ES sedan, as well as the updated RX, were among the key factors that helped drive overall sales.
Compared to other premium carmakers, Lexus’ performance is behind other makes like Audi, which notched up 1,845,550 units in 2019. Meanwhile, BMW posted sales of 2.17 million units last year, while Mercedes-Benz lead the way with 2,339,562 units.
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Toyota, as expected.
It is only 20% of Audi volume but 300% of Volvo volume.
Correction,
You are misleading statistic %. Lexus is just a Japanese junk. .it did not sell 300% over Volvo globalky. Volvo sales in Malaysia is 100% over Lexus . Audi sales globally is 150% over Lexus which is 42% of Audi global sales
Correction, Audi sales is about 20 times Volvo and 15 times Lexus worldwide.
Agree with you that Lexus sells 300% more than the other Japanese Infiniti brand but definitely not over Volvo.
Wow…kudos lexus…
Lexus still sold more then volvo 705,452 units.
Sold far less than VW, so does it mean VW is the better brand and with the more reliable car?
VW is not even a premium brand… And its cheap…. Even a road side pisang goreng uncle can afford 1…
VW is same level like Volvo but lower than Audi and Lexus
Perodua is afraid to announce sales figures for January 2020 too soon.
Please bring in the IS300 at a competitive price..
It’s just too expensive to compete with the Germans..
They only manufacture in Japan and well as NA so prices will always be more due to import taxes.
IS300 is running on 2L turbo, not NA
Hard money for hardworking Japanese.
Why we need to enrichen Japan further when we are already poor and they are rich?
The front grille size has grown until larger than the bumper.
It is predicted that in future, bumpers will cease to exist in Toyota cars.
I didn’t know that Lexus only sold that small numbers compared to Mercedes, BMW and Audi.
Not a fan of their SUVs, which look outrageous and are all FWD based, except for the LX. But the IS, GS, and LS are amazing cars. The current GS has been around for so long, yet it still looks good.