OREANDA-NEWS. Russian dealers of Lexus for the first nine months of 2016 sold 17373 cars (+ 14%), which is a record value for the period from January to September. The share of the Lexus brand in the Russian market in the third quarter was 1.7%, by showing an increase of 0.4% percentage points compared to the same period of 2015. Share of Lexus in the premium segment reached 15.7%, which is more by 2.8% than the last year. It has allowed Lexus to take third place in the premium segment in terms of sales, the press service of "Toyota Motor".

Best-selling car of Lexus in Russia for the first nine months of 2016 became a premium crossover RX (5521 units), a compact crossover NX (5092 units) and full-size flagship SUV LX (4531 units). It is worth noting that the premium crossover RX and LX SUV flagship achieved the best sales for the time of the presence of the models in the Russian market.

In January-September of 2016 NX compact crossover kept its leading position in its segment: the share of NX in the segment was 24.4%. In addition, three Lexus models increased the shares in their respective segments.

The most significant increase was demonstrated by the LX flagship SUV, by reaching a record share of 21.4%, which is more by 10.7% than in the same period of the last year. Premium crossover RX demonstrated in January-September the growth of share in the segment of E-SUV-Premium by 7.6% up to 18.4%. The share of the ES in the segment of business sedans for the period grew by 5.1%, by reaching also a record figure for this period of 12.1%.

The dealer network Lexus in Russia in January-September was replenished by a new center: Lexus-Khabarovsk. To date, the sale and service of Lexus cars in Russia are implemented by 47 dealers.