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Company Profile: Lexus – Marketing History
In this week’s blog post, I will be covering the history behind one of my favourite car brands and just what it took for them to position themselves in the automotive industry the way they have. That’s right, I’m talking about Lexus. So I think the best way to start this week’s post, is to venture a little into the history of the Lexus car company. Lexus was established in 1983, around the same time as its Japanese rivals, Honda and Nissan created their luxury divisions, Acura and Infiniti. Owned and operated under the Toyota Motor Corporation, Lexus cars were originally manufactured in Japan. It was only recently (in 2003)…