Lexus March 2017 Sales Report

[Lexus Cohen]

is this why they are buying Lexus SUVs with even bigger spindle instead? If we go by that, then sedan spindle is too small

Lol, I like that!

 

[Tragic Bronson]

Uh no, explain why more than half of IS sales are F-Sports?

Blaming poor sedan sales on spindle has less to do with the spindle and more of people projecting their distaste of the spindle by connecting negative sales numbers to their reality.

If buyers disliked the aggressive spindle, F-sport package sales would be a very small percentage of overall sales.

It doesn't take a lot to see that buyers are into F-sport.

Yeah sales are 'bad' when they are falling, but you have a point when the take rate for F-Sports is pretty high for the proportion of IS's sold...the problem isn't the package, its the volume unfortunately, which is nowhere near it is for the NX and RX. Those buying an IS are getting the Sport, just like the take rate for Camrys is pretty high for SE models in comparison to the more mundane LE grade.

 

[spwolf]

@spwolf
First I want to ask you questions
1) how many FWD sedan/coupe are their on the german / british lux brands from c segment and up?

Zero , yes you may say Audi but Audi now overcome this by there AWD allroad system

2) How many car overlap and intersect with the ES?
A: Avalon, it can't be more lux. because the ES shall always be the lux. of the twin which already effect the roof
B: Camry, can't be more sporty even with the new generation Camry it will be stopped by the ES
C: IS & GS always have unfair comfort and internal size in comparison which affects there both sales numbers
D: Century, Crown & Mark may not get any replacement as they are now built on the IS & GS wheelbase

So in short ES may killed a lot of amazing products and regarding the ES is the king of Lexus sedan/coupe, I can dare to say if it's get deleted, you will see doubling or tripling IS & GS sales numbers

The ES is like an ogre something get the people around just because it's different at the moment, this is not the ES time. The sedan/coupe percentage in the
international market are shrinking and keep shrinking everyday

Most Audi A4 sales are FWD, and many european A6 sales are FWD. ES does not stop Camry or Avalon. Avalon is built only because ES exists, ES sells better than Avalon.

Toyota product teams compete, nobody is telling them to build a worse car because ES exists. It just does not work that way.

What do Crown and Mark X have to do with ES? They will certainly get replacements because they sell well in Japan where they are made for, they outsell entire Lexus lineup usually.