Lexus LX, NX Buyers in Japan Facing Four Year Wait Amid High Demand
The luxury brand recently stopped taking orders for the Lexus LX and NX in that country as a result.
As anyone who’s tried to buy a new vehicle in recent months knows, that normally mundane task is proving rather difficult in a world where supply simply can’t keep up with demand. Automakers are having a hard time building vehicles amid numerous supply chain shortages, though people are still lining up to buy them, which has led to soaring prices and long wait lists for hot new models. This phenomenon has reached a new level in Japan, where Automotive News is reporting that Lexus LX and NX customers are facing seriously long wait times of up to four years at the moment.
Lexus has been so overwhelmed with demand for its new Lexus LX SUV and NX crossover that it recently decided to stop taking orders for both, which would just further compound the problem. It was also somewhat forced to do so, as both are likely to be refreshed at some point in the next four years, which would put those customers in a bit of a pickle. Luckily for NX customers, their wait is currently a bit shorter at around a year, so that isn’t likely to happen, but Lexus decided to stop taking orders for it, regardless.
Lexus’ LX Japanese site now shows a message that reads “Thank you for considering and ordering our vehicle. LX has been very well received not only in Japan but also other countries around the world, and we are currently suspending orders because we have received orders that greatly exceed our production capacity.”
U.S. customers are also facing long wait times for both vehicles, though Lexus hasn’t shut down its order banks stateside as of now. “For the U.S. market, we are getting some global allocation preference. This is still not enough, but we don’t have a four-year wait,” Toyota Motor North America spokesman Scott Vazin said.
While high demand for new products is normally a good thing for automakers, in a world full of supply chain issues, it creates a bit of a headache for those companies and its customers alike. In fact, Toyota as a whole has been forced to slash its production by 400,000 units since April 1, an astounding number indeed.
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