When do you think this car will actually go into production to be made? Since the cars will be available at the dealers by what Sep/Oct or Nov. Then the car would have to be already made months before right?

Also... Since it has been officially launched, when will we get another press released from Lexus with regard to the "final product"??? HP has just been mentioned but not permanent. How will it be delivered to us?

From another Car show?
From a Car Magazine?
From Lexus's Official Website?

 

I would assume an August production date....

mine is 08/00 on my IS300....

 

August or Early September is when they should have full production.

 

Anybody know where this car will be made? Japan, Canada, elsewhere? If Japan, anyone know what city the factory is in? TIA

 

Japan. Possibly Kanto Auto Works - Iwate Plant where the current IS300 is made.

 

i remember reading something like each other, tne new yr model cars come out in around late aug to early sept time frame. and that means the previous yr production will stop in apr and then the new production will start

if that's the case, that means the first production 2is should be in may or june?

 

I hope I can get one by Sept at the latest.

 

nope, not that plant, we got that confirmed last wed when we met with Brad Nelson and Fukusato San.....

 

Doh I take it back. Which plant is it going to then?

 

Fukusato told us, but I forgot.....I'm waiting for the transcript from the interview on IS300.net

 

How can you conveniently forget!?

 

it was hard to understand what he said...thats why we recorded it....so that info should be disected soon.....

 

hahaha, that's not surprising

 

And Lexus expects it to be a huge hit. We are talking maybe 30-40k shipped and sold here from Sept-Dec this year. Shhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

 

Considering that Lexus itself set a goal of 45K/yr (which I think is a bit of a strech) it's not going to sell anywhere 10K/mo. The best selling sedan in the range of the IS, the TL sells like 6-7K/mo. The 3 series sedan sells like 5-6K/ mo. The C class sells 4K/mo. The TSX 3K the G35 sedan a bit more along with the A4. As good a car as the IS seems on paper going from 500/mo to even 4K/mo will take some good marketing and sales.