This might be a stupid question, but I was just curious as to where most of the 2IS's are coming from. Are they mostly being built in Japan or here in the States?

 

Good question. I know my special order IS350 was built in Japan. I'd be curious to know if allocation units were built in the US.

 

The reason I ask is because I've been waiting on my 250 Crystal White/Beige and it supposedly arrived at the port today so, I gather that it's from overseas.

 

I think ALL Lexus cars/suvs are made in Japan. I know Toyota makes a few cars here but I don't think Lexus does.

 

All Lexus IS' are built and imported from Japan from either the Tahara or Kyushu plants. They will end up on US shores at either the Toyota ports at Long Beach, Portland, Newark or Jacksonville.

 

Since you are in Florida, your car will be coming to the port in Jacksonville. Our cars are built in Japan.

 

All Lexus vehicles are Japan-built. You can confirm this by reading sticker on the dealership's car lot. They are required by law to disclose the source of the parts and the place of assembly.

Javier

 

The only Lexus model built outside of Japan is here in North America. The RX350 is manufactured at TMMC in Cambridge, Ontario (Toyota Motor Manufacturing Canada - www.tmmc.ca). The RX350 is also built at the Toyota Kyushu plant where the RX400h is made exclusively.

 

Hehe good to know our cars are really "JDM".

 

You can also tell that our cars are made in Japan by the VIN. Our VINs start with "JT" which indicates a Japanese made Toyota. American made Toyotas start with "1T".

 

actually there aren't any "1T" Toyotas now...

there is 4T (Camry, Solara, Avalon), 5T (all US made Trucks, Siennas), or 1N (NUMMI Corollas)

others include 2T Canada, and now 3T Mexico (TMMBC baja california built Tacomas)