Lexus International has just announced it sold approximately 652,000 vehicles globally in 2015, up 12 percent from 2014.
A full year of the all new RC and NX sales, and the introductions of redesigned ES, RX, and LX models, furthered market share increases in many global markets including Japan, U.S.A., and Europe.
Sales in Europe increased 20% to approximately 64,000 vehicles, the most for a major market in percentage terms; including a 31% gain in Western Europe. Sales in China increased to approximately 88,500 vehicles, a 14% increase; and North America sales increased to approximately 368,000 vehicles, a 12% gain.
Accentuating its luxury hybrid leadership, with almost 1 million hybrid Lexus vehicles sold to date, hybrid sales globally were approximately 149,000 vehicles and accounted for 23% of sales.