Lexus UX News

Lexus Australia has increased the pricing of the UX small SUV

Lexus has announced a ten-year/1,000,000km warranty plan for the battery pack in its new UX 300e electric compact SUV.

Lexus Australia has moved to improve its aftersales offer by introducing more affordable capped-pricing servicing

Lexus Australia has officially introduced its MY20 UX small SUV, which has gained Apple CarPlay and Android Auto support in exchange for a range-wide $600 increase in cost.The UX's eight-variant line-up carries over, with the entry-level UX200 L

Lexus has revealed its first fully electric model in China this week, as it works to develop its own dedicated battery-electric vehicle platform.The Lexus UX300e small SUV shares its platform with the Toyota CH-R EV, which is currently exclusive to the Ch

Lexus Australia has rolled out smartphone mirroring to some of its models, with Android Auto and Apple CarPlay coming as standard to future NX, ES, RC, LC, LS, RX and UX vehicles and a retrofit available to existing cars.Starting from October, all ES seda

Lexus hybrid demand is out-stripping supply.

Lexus' rollout of Apple CarPlay technology will go further this year, with the UX SUV the next model to get the phone-mirroring technology as standard.We know already that the RX SUV, which will arrive in Australia before the end of 2019, will get Apple C

Lexus Australia has announced drive-away pricing for its volume selling SUVs and IS sedan in a bid to pump up sales before the end of the financial year.First cab off the rank is the UX200 Luxury small SUV, which is priced from $49,888 drive-away (a saving of $1173). The UX200 has a 126kW 2.0-litre four-cylinder petrol engine with a CVT auto, as well as AEB, radar cruise control, heated and electrically-adjustable front seats, satellite navigation and a power-adjustable steering column.The NX300 Luxury is now available for $59,888 drive-away (a saving of $2073). Powered by a 175kW 2.0-litre turbo-petrol engine and a six-speed automatic transmission, the NX300 Luxury also includes a 10.3-inch multimedia screen, heated and powered front seats and DAB+ digital radio.Above the NX sits the RX SUV at $69,888 drive-away which offers the biggest saving to consumers of $12,685. The RX300 is powered by the same 175kW 2.0L turbo-petrol engine as the NX, and includes kit such as wireless phone charging, full leather upholstery and a 12-speaker sound system.The brand’s IS300 Luxury sedan is also on sale for $57,888 drive-away, which is a saving of $8809. The IS300 is powered by the same 2.0-litre turbo-petrol as the NX and RX, though it develops more power at 180kW and features heated/cooled front seats, leather upholstery and a 10.3-inch multimedia screen.Lexus sales in 2019 so far are down by 1.6 per cent to 2978 units, though some models are enjoying healthy increases including the LX SUV (163 units, up 55.2 per cent on 2018) and the ES sedan (219 units, up 242.2 per cent). The new UX is also selling well in its first year on sale, with 584 units sold in 2019 so far.The EOFY campaign runs until June 30. 

Yes, at a glance it seems Australia's new-car market is a sea of red ink and plummeting sales, with numbers seemingly down across the board.