News Releases

TORRANCE, Calif. - Aug. 13, 2014 – Ah, the sights, smells, sounds, tastes and feel of Milan in the spring!  Designers who have innovative ideas can enter the 2015 Lexus Design Award for a chance to display their works at the 2015 Milan Design Week, be mentored by international creatives and receive up to ¥2.5 million to build a prototype of their own. The third Lexus Design Award competition is open for entries!... more

Lexus and The Weinstein Company have once again come together in the spirit of innovation to produce two new short films for their second annual “Life is Amazing” Lexus Short Films series. Two rising filmmakers (Jon Goldman, Satsuki Okawa with script writer Ken Ochiai) are being mentored by acclaimed members of the film community including actress Katie Holmes (The Giver, Wonder Boys) and directors Justin Chadwick (Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom, upcoming Tulip Fever), Simon Curtis (My Week With Marilyn, upcoming Woman in Gold), Antoine Fuqua (Brooklyn’s Finest, Training Day, upcoming Southpaw), and Phillip Noyce (The Giver, The Quiet American).... more

TORRANCE, Calif. (June 9, 2014) — The U.S. Open Championships repeatedly produce some of the best moments in golf history and this year should be no different. For the first time, the world’s best male and female golfers will compete in back-to-back championships on the same course at Pinehurst Resort & Country Club in the Village of Pinehurst, NC, from June 9 to 22. Lexus is returning as the official vehicle of the U.S. Open Championships in partnership with the United States Golf Association (USGA®) and will provide over 400 courtesy vehicles to players, USGA professionals and associates throughout the Championship.... more

Tokyo, May 29, 2014 -- Lexus and The Weinstein Company have once again come together in the spirit of innovation to produce two new short films for their second annual “Life is Amazing” Lexus Short Films series. Two rising filmmakers (Jon Goldman, Satsuki Okawa with script writer Ken Ochiai) have been mentored through the creative process of interpreting “Life is Amazing,” by acclaimed filmmakers soon to be announced. Harvey Weinstein and Lexus identified the two up-and-coming storytellers for this once-in-a lifetime experience.... more

TORRANCE, Calif. (May 28, 2014) — Adding a dynamic epicurean partner to its roster, Lexus has announced Chef Carlo Mirarchi as the 10^th Lexus Culinary Master. Nearly 200 attendees gathered last night at Roberta’s restaurant in Brooklyn for the latest installation of “Cooking with Friends: Lexus Culinary Masters,” a unique dinner series that launched in September 2013 at Animal restaurant in Los Angeles. Visiting Lexus Culinary Masters Jon Shook and Vinny Dotolo (L.A.’s Animal and Son of a Gun) helped celebrate Mirarchi’s addition to the lineup and worked alongside their good friend to create the menu for this urban garden party.... more

MILAN (April 8, 2014) — At this year’s Milan Design Week, Lexus is hosting “Lexus Design Amazing”, an exhibition featuring three new works created by world-renowned designers and a display of winning works from the second Lexus Design Award (LDA). The exhibition presents the Lexus vision of design—design that moves the spirit, inspires, and surpasses convention—and is being held in central Milan’s Circolo Filologico Milanese from April 9 through April 13.... more

TORRANCE, Calif., (March 7, 2014) – Whether it’s the sleek styling of the new RC F sports car, the exhibits at Lexus’ INTERSECT space in Tokyo, or as part of its display at Milan Design Week, Lexus is committed to showcasing outstanding designs.... more

TORRANCE, Calif., (Jan. 30, 2014) — Lexus announces the selection of 12 winners for the second Lexus Design Award, an international design competition that was launched on August 1 last year.... more

TORRANCE, Calif., (Jan. 24, 2014) – Lexus will hold a special exhibition of works by three world-renowned designers at the Milan Design Week, the foremost international event for the world’s design industry, held in Milan, Italy. The exhibition, entitled Lexus Design Amazing 2014 Milan, will be held at Circolo Filologico Milanese and run from Tuesday, April 8 through Sunday, April 13.... more

TORRANCE , Calif., (Oct. 31, 2013) – The all-new 2014 Lexus IS sport sedan already has a reputation for turning heads and will continue to surprise audiences at the November Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA) Show in Las Vegas, thanks to Lexus’ partnership with deviantART. Lexus enlisted deviantART, the largest online social network for artists, in a search for creatives to help boost the IS’ already aggressive exterior styling with even edgier designs.  The winning design will make its debut as a multi-dimensional build in the Lexus booth at the 2013 SEMA Show.... more

NEW YORK, September 18, 2013 – NBCUniversal, in partnership with Lexus, today announced “It’s Your Move After Dark,” the first truly live, real-time marketing broadcast commercial campaign that will launch the all-new Lexus IS. The ads will take advantage of real-time marketing by allowing viewers to contribute ad concepts via social networks to influence the creative for the Lexus advertisements. This unique, interactive cross-platform initiative will be comprised of a series of live, improvisational short comedy ads that will run in the commercial pods during NBC’s Late Night with Jimmy Fallon (12:35am ET/PT on NBC). The ads will be based on real-time viewer social media submissions each Thursday and performed by some of New York’s best improvisational comedy troupes including Fun Young Guys, Magnet Theater Touring Company, MB’s Dream and Stone Cold Fox.... more

Torrance, Calif. (Sept. 17, 2013) - On Monday, September 23, "Jimmy Kimmel Live" will kick off the broadcast season by taking over Hollywood Boulevard for two consecutive nights. On Monday, September 23, Paul McCartney will make his first appearance on "JKL."  McCartney will join Kimmel in studio for an interview, then shut down Hollywood Boulevard for what is expected to be a record-breaking crowd.... more

TORRANCE, Calif. (Sept. 12, 2013) - Expanding its impressive lineup of culinary partners, Lexus announced renowned L.A. chef-entrepreneurs Jon Shook and Vinny Dotolo as the newest Lexus Culinary Masters. More than 100 diners gathered last night at Animal restaurant for “Cooking with Friends: Lexus Culinary Masters,” an intimate extension of the duo’s popular dinner series. Visiting Culinary Master Michelle Bernstein, a longtime mentor of Shook and Dotolo, helped craft the menu. The announcement dinner, hosted by Lexus, benefitted Common Threads, a non-profit organization that teaches children in underserved communities how to cook wholesome meals in a curriculum-based after-school program. ... more

NEW YORK (Sept. 6, 2013)—To celebrate the launch of its all-new 2014 IS performance sedan, Lexus created and hosted a MADE Fashion Week event last night debuting a first-ever live holographic performance art experience. The event, “Lexus Design Disrupted,” featured supermodel Coco Rocha and a bold retrospective from the archives of designer Giles Deacon in a creative concept inspired by the IS and the brand’s commitment to design and technology. Joe Zee, ELLE creative director and host of Sundance Channel’s special series “Revealing,” served as master of ceremonies.... more

Tokyo, Japan, August 21, 2013—Lexus International will open the first INTERSECT BY LEXUS luxury brand experience space in Tokyo’s Aoyama district on August 30, 2013 as part of its AMAZING IN MOTION endeavors.... more

TORRANCE, Calif., – August 19, 2013 – The all-new 2014 Lexus IS sport sedan is getting closer to making its grand entrance this November at the Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA) Show in Las Vegas. The third-generation IS will turn heads at SEMA with new aggressive exterior styling demonstrated by a spindle grille, wider stance and sporty rocker panels.  To make the IS stand out more, Lexus partnered with DeviantART to find creatives who envisioned the sport sedan to be even edgier.... more

Los Angeles, CA (August 16, 2013) – The third season of the NAACP Image Award-nominated Lexus “Verses and Flow” is set for broadcast on TV One, premiering September 11, 2013. Returning for his second season of hosting is dynamic actor/poet Omari Hardwick, a native of Atlanta, Georgia, where Lexus’ “Verses and Flow” filmed its inaugural season. Hardwick, a passionate writer and performer of the arts, is set to welcome the best and brightest spoken-word artists and R&B acts to what will be an expanded season, featuring four additional episodes, which will bring the total episodes for Season Three to 12. ... more

August 1, 2013 —Following the strong response with applicants from more than 72 countries for the first Lexus Design Award, Lexus is looking for a new wave of next-generation innovators to benefit from the second Lexus Design Award, an international design competition.... more

As part of its ongoing commitment to design, Lexus is partnering with deviantART.com to give artists the opportunity to design their vision of the 2014 Lexus IS F SPORT performance sedan.... more

TORRANCE, Calif. (July 9, 2013) – In a unique partnership with the trusted auto experts of Motor Trend and art and design authority ArrestedMotion.com, Lexus outfitted respective editors with the first of Kogeto’s “Joey™” panoramic cameras to showcase the performance and stunning design of the 2014 Lexus IS. The fully immersive images and video are now starting to roll out on Instagram, Lexus’ newest social media channel (Instagram.com/LexusUSA).
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CANNES, May 20, 2013 – Harvey Weinstein paid tribute to the importance of filmmaking through his unprecedented collaboration with Lexus to create the “Life is Amazing” Short Film series. Over three separate events, Lexus and The Weinstein Company endorsed the five filmmaker’s presence at Cannes through:
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NEW YORK (April 19, 2013)—In its ongoing pursuit of innovation, Lexus is pushing the boundaries of technology, craftsmanship and design. This dedication to design was celebrated at an event hosted by global President Akio Toyoda in New York City. The event, called “Design Matters,” showcased Lexus’ commitment to design, both in its new products and in its global brand activities to an audience of established and aspiring members of the design community. Kristin Chenoweth served as mistress of ceremonies with The Roots and Questlove providing musical entertainment.
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February 28, 2013 — Lexus announces the selection of 12winners for the 1^st LEXUS DESIGN AWARD, an international design competition that was launched in October 2012.... more

TORRANCE, Calif. (Sept. 5, 2012) — Lexus is launching a compelling and progressive marketing campaign to introduce the 2013 Lexus ES, its top-selling sedan. The entirely new ES represents the latest step forward in Lexus design — including next-generation technologies in connectivity and safety, as well as the first-ever ES hybrid.... more

TORRANCE, Calif. (June 7, 2012)—Tee up your questions, golf fans, for your chance to get answers from one of the game’s top players. To gear up for the 2012 U.S. Open, Lexus is teaming up with professional golfer Peter Jacobsen to let enthusiasts in on the golfing action.
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