Featured Lexus deliveries jump again in 2019 behind hybrids

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  1. Tideland Prius

    Tideland Prius Moderator of the North
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    Lexus deliveries jump again in 2019 behind hybrids


    (Emphasis is my own)
     
    #1 Tideland Prius, Jan 9, 2020
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    What's going to happen if/when China slams the door on non-plugins's though.
    Good for now, I guess. Make hay while the sun is shinning.
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    The overall Australian market dropped considerably in 2019. But LEXUS had one of the few improvements in sales here too - of the Prestige Brands - apart from VOLVO (and Lambo, Rolls Royce etc):

    Mercedes-Benz 38,604......-2.4%
    BMW 23,307......................+1.1%
    Audi 15,708........................-19.1%
    Lexus 9,612........................+9.0%
    Volvo Car 7,779..................+16.2%
    Porsche 4,161.....................+6.4%
    Jaguar 2,274........................-15.1%
    Alfa Romeo 891....................-30.3%
    Infiniti 571.............................-12.0%
    Ferrari 257............................+6.6%
    Bentley 191...........................-8.2%
    Lamborghini..........................+147 9.7%
    Aston Martin 129...................-22.8%
    Genesis 103..........................+442.1% (new to the market)
    McLaren................................+88 0.0%
    Rolls-Royce 55......................+37.5%
     
    #3 alanclarkeau, Jan 9, 2020
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    They originally did. Then peeled back and allowed hybrids as part of the cleaner air initiative.
     
    #4 Tideland Prius, Jan 11, 2020
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