Lexus

  • Lexus breaks ground on EV plant in Shanghai, set to begin production in 2027

    Lexus' EV plant in Shanghai is expected to be completed in August 2026 and begin production in 2027, with an annual production capacity of 100,000 cars.

  • Lexus secures land for wholly-owned EV plant in Shanghai for $185 million

    The land is located in Jinshan district in southwestern Shanghai and covers an area of about 1.13 million square meters.

  • Toyota to follow Tesla's step in building wholly-owned plant in Shanghai to produce Lexus EVs

    The new plant is scheduled to start production in 2027 with an initial capacity of about 100,000 units per year.

  • Lexus seeks to build wholly-owned plant in China, starting with production of UX hybrid and 1 BEV, report says

    The models will be sold in China and also to overseas markets such as Japan, according to local media.

  • Lexus to equip its EVs with LiDARs from RoboSense, report says

    In the meantime, Xpeng, one of the first EV makers to use LiDARs, will ditch the component on its upcoming new model, the P7+.

  • Toyota seeks to build EV plant in Shanghai, hoping for Tesla-like treatment, report says

    Toyota is in discussions with Shanghai authorities about the possibility of building a wholly owned factory to produce Lexus' EVs, according to Bloomberg.

  • Nio's sales in 2023 expected to exceed Lexus' in China, says William Li

    Lexus' annual sales of internal combustion engine vehicles in China are in the range of 200,000 units.

  • Lexus UX 300e EV launched in China with 400km range

    Lexus' first luxury pure electric model, the UX 300e, was launched in China on Sunday and it will be available in Europe later this year.

  • First electric cars from Toyota, Lexus will be launched in China

    Toyota will launch pure electric models in China to catch up with competitors in the market.