Commercial: How Lexus Sells Hybrids in Europe

[krew]

Lexus has adopted “self-charging hybrid” as a way to market their gas-electric powertrains in Europe, showcasing the technology’s key benefit over pure electric vehicles:

According to Lexus Europe executives, there’s still a percentage of consumers that believe that hybrids need to be charged like an EV vehicle. This campaign exists to educate about the differences between gas-electric and pure electric, with the main benefit of hybrid being that the gas engine charges the battery.
Due to the price of gas, the average European customer cares more about efficiency and less about horsepower, especially in comparison to North Americans. With Lexus being hybrid-only in most European markets, this is a key selling point and brings a different dynamic to the brand’s performance story.
The Lexus Europe strategy for selling hybrids...

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[meth.ix]

That was some nice CGI

 

[maiaramdan]

Lexus needs much more than that
They need to evolve

 

[flexus]

Here is some interesting info from ACEA.

 

[maiaramdan]

Thanks a lot bro for those info

 

[flexus]

For someone interested

 

[flexus]

Lot of potential for hybrids, Toyota and Lexus.

Fuel types of new cars: petrol +6.1%, diesel -14.1%, electric +51.8% in third quarter of 2019

In the third quarter of 2019, EU demand for passenger cars running on diesel continued its downward trend to reach a market share of 29.1%. By contrast, registrations of petrol cars further increased, now accounting for 59.5% of the EU market.

www.acea.be

 

[mediumhot]

Germany is a weird market. First thing I noticed on that list is they consider mild-hybrids as hybrids which is ridiculous. That alone makes Audi and Mercedes the biggest hybrid movers which is again ridiculous. Second thing Hyundai/Kia are absolutely killing in Germany considering they are non-german, non-eruopean brands. They are also a great BEV movers as well, very relevant on the market right after Nissan/Renault Leaf/Zoe combo. Third thing, Lexus sales numbers😩 It only managed to best Ssangyong, even French pseudo brand DS has managed to sell more than Lexus somehow.

 

[flexus]

Lexus overtaking Alfa Romeo. Their doing great in West Europe aka EU15 (100% hybrid line up)

 

[maiaramdan]

Even Toyota as a brand now only surpassed by VAG, Renault, Peugeot, BMW & Benz only 5 to go as they say

 

[spwolf]

Both Toyota and Lexus have some room to grow... I wont consider Lexus a serious brand in Europe until they overtake - Porsche.
Until then it means they simply do not have easy ways to buy and service their vehicles across complete Europe. They do have new hatchback as well as IS incoming, so that should help a bit as NX and RX grow old.

Toyota has new Yaris and Yaris CUV, as well as some kind of cuv under Rav4. That will give them extra sales boost in Europe.
But keep in mind they are not willing to fight on price, all their new vehicles went up in price here. Same for Lexus.