News Releases

TORRANCE, Calif., January 31, 2012 – Following the teaser ad released in mid-January, and no longer able to keep the full spot contained, Lexus has unleashed “The Beast,” the company’s first-ever Super Bowl commercial, prior to Super Bowl XLVI on Sunday, February 5 on NBC.

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TORRANCE, Calif., January 17, 2012 – With a host of new vehicles coming to market in 2012, Lexus is poised to be one of the fastest-growing luxury brands this year. To kick off the product onslaught, the company will debut its first-ever Super Bowl commercial for Super Bowl XLVI on Sunday, February 5 on NBC.
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TORRANCE, Calif. (Dec. 2, 2011) As part of its popular annual December to Remember sales event, Lexus announced today that it will donate $5 to Toys for Tots for every big red bow shared via Facebook and Twitter. The campaign ends Jan. 3, 2012, with Lexus providing a maximum donation of $100,000 for the social media fundraiser.
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TORRANCE, Calif. (Nov. 29, 2011) -- Elevating the notion of recycling to an art form, Lexus challenged four of fashion’s most inventive designers to rethink their notions of automotive design for an advertising campaign to appear in Vogue. Using some of the more than 2,000 individual parts of a completely dismantled Lexus CT hybrid, a vehicle that is 90 percent recyclable*, the designers created fashionable works of art as part of The Lexus Fashion Workshop.
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TORRANCE, Calif., Nov. 23, 2011 – Bringing sophisticated style, exciting performance and advanced technology to the luxury sport sedan segment, the new 2013 Lexus GS 350 comes to dealer showrooms in February 2012. Its arrival will be heralded by Lexus’ first-ever Super Bowl commercial, followed by Lexus being the Official Automotive Marketing Partner of the Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue.... more

OAKLAND, Calif. Oct. 20, 2011 – Pandora (NYSE: P), the leading personalized radio service, today announced Lexus as the premier client to run a campaign using a new type of HTML5 enabled...
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CHICAGO – Cars.com, a leading online resource for buying and selling new and used cars, announced today that it has launched an all-new iPad app focused on new car content...... more

NEW YORK (Sept. 13, 2011) — The Council of Fashion Designers of America (CFDA), a non-profit trade association, and Lexus once again challenged emerging designers to develop proposals for a sustainable clothing...
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July 25, 2011 - PALO ALTO, Calif. -- Today, Flipboard and Condé Nast bring brand advertising to the popular social magazine for iPad with web content from The New Yorker, Wired and Bon Appétit, with additional titles coming to Flipboard throughout 2011. American Express will be first to launch its campaign starting today in The New Yorker with Lexus following suit in October in Bon Appétit, The New Yorker and Wired.
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Lexus’ LStudio (LStudio.com) and OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network have collaborated to launch an innovative four-part online series and one-hour primetime special featuring seven-time Grammy Award-winning musical artist and social innovator will.i.am.
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In a new marketing campaign debuting today, Lexus delivers on the promise to go beyond predicting the future to inventing it—to transcend from amazing engineering to “Engineering Amazing.”... more

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TORRANCE, Calif. (May 5, 2011)—With a lineup including the future co-host of NBC’s “The Chew,” a contestant and a judge from “The Next Iron Chef, Season 4,” along with James Beard winners...... more

As part of its multifaceted advertising and media campaign for the new CT 200h, Lexus is debuting the CT Remix program, designed to introduce the CT to people who are inspired by music in their daily lives.... more

In a first of its kind, Lexus is teaming up with six of the world’s most distinguished chefs as it unveils its Lexus Culinary Masters team. The team will partner with Lexus on multiple initiatives, including Lexus customer appreciation programs, charitable outreach, and multimedia productions.... more

Shangri-La Entertainment announced today it has entered into an agreement with YouTube and Lexus to present the Sebastian Gutierrez film “Girl Walks Into a Bar” free, exclusively on YouTube premiering Friday, March 11 at http://www.youtube.com/screeningroom.... more

A gorgeous supermodel with wind blowing through her hair isn’t unusual to see in the annual Sports Illustrated Swimsuit edition.  But when that wind is created by a Lexus LFA supercar screaming by, it’s definitely something to check out.... more

Lexus and the United States Golf Association (USGA) announced today a multi-year renewal of their strategic partnership, ensuring that Lexus will remain the exclusive automotive partner of the USGA and the official car of the U.S. Open, U.S. Women’s Open, U.S. Senior Open and U.S. Amateur. ... more

In support of its all-new CT 200h hybrid, Lexus has forged its first partnership with Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft for the Xbox LIVE® online entertainment network “All-Nighter.” On Saturday, December 18, Lexus will sponsor the all-night gaming marathon for “Halo: Reach,” giving gamers the opportunity to download Lexus content and enter to win prizes for playing from dusk ‘til dawn.... more

Introducing "Darkcasting." It's part test drive, part late night talk show, part real time feedback. Whatever it is, it's no 30-second spot for the new Lexus CT 200h, but an actual series hosted by actress and stand-up comedian Whitney Cummings that captures the (nearly) unfiltered conversations of influential personalities who take the new Lexus hybrid for a spin in their home cities--San Francisco, New York, Chicago, Miami, Los Angeles, and New Orleans. The net result is a series of conversational vignettes--the kind that happen when influencers drive through storied neighborhoods and compare reference points and shared nostalgia.... more

Lexus and the Council of Fashion Designers of America (CFDA) have collaborated to celebrate and support sustainable fashion design by establishing the Eco Fashion Challenge. With a goal of increasing sustainable practices in the fashion industry, Lexus and the CFDA have created the Challenge as a platform to support and recognize the industry’s leaders in sustainable design. From ten finalists, three designers have been selected to receive support from Lexus for their Fall 2011 show or presentation in February 2011.... more

Lexus engineers its vehicles with advanced passive safety technology, founded in a body structure equipped with front and rear crumple zones. Lexus models are equipped with pretensioners and force limiters on the front seatbelts, and most models feature them on the rear outboard seatbelts, as well.... more

Lexus Safety Experience Activity Stations... more

It all begins in a sleek warehouse where 122 percussion instruments are arranged to create a precision-driving course full of angles and straightaways. Each instrument has a tiny lever. An Ultrasonic Blue 2011 Lexus IS sport sedan revs its engine, wheels spinning as it roars to life to debut its musical prowess. The vehicle navigates the raceway, precisely tripping each and every drum lever on the track, creating a beat as it speeds by, igniting the base, snare, toms and cymbals. Through it all, the IS doesn’t knock over a single instrument. As it comes screeching to a halt, the final drum beat is triggered. The new 2011 IS has just laid down its first custom track.... more