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15-10-02-lexus-europe-alain-richard

Podcast Episode 4: Interviews with Lexus Europe’s Alain Uyttenhoven and Lexus UK’s Richard Balshaw

Kevin December 13th, 2015

Welcome to the fourth Lexus Enthusiast podcast episode! It’s a two-part interview this month — our first guest this month is Alain Uyttenhoven, Toyota Europe vice president and head of Lexus in Europe. This interview was recorded directly after the GS F launch in October, and dives into the state of Lexus across all the countries of Europe.

My interview with Mr. Uyttenhoven can also be downloaded in MP3 format should you prefer.

Our second guest this month is Richard Balshaw, Director of Lexus UK. This interview was recorded live in Mr. Balshaw’s office during a visit to London in October, and covers the challenges and rewards of growing the Lexus brand in the UK.

As always, you can download this podcast in MP3 format if preferred.

Hope you enjoy listening to these two interviews, please let me know what you think forums — here’s the link for Alain Uyttenhoven, and here’s the link for Richard Balshaw.

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