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Annual Sales: 71,206 Annual U.S. Sales: 87,419 Annual U.S. Sales: 97,593 Annual U.S. Sales: 185,890 1988 Dealer Count: 80 1991 Dealer Count: 141 1994 Dealer Count: 171 1997 Dealer Count: 177 1999 Dealer Count: 185 JANUARY JUNE NOVEMBER SEPTEMBER SEPTEMBER The History and the “L” logo introduced at SC 400 luxury sport goes Completely redesigned second- Redesigned LS 400 featuring VVT-i 10th anniversary of selling first vehicle the Los Angeles Auto Show on sale generation LS 400 goes on sale ­­­­introduced in the U.S.

FEBRUARY SEPTEMBER OCTOBER OCTOBER Artist renderings of the first shown SC 300 luxury sport coupe goes on Next-generation GS 400 and Sports Coupe concept vehicle of Lexus in Chicago sale and ES 300 replaces ES 250 GS 300 luxury performance sedans presented in Tokyo go on sale MAY APRIL DECEMBER After a demanding selection JANUARY NOVEMBER Lexis, an information network, files suit Lexus is named best-selling NOVEMBER DECEMBER process, the initial 80 Lexus IS compact performance One-millionth vehicle sold in the U.S. challenging the use of the name Lexus luxury import, outselling both SC 400 and SC 300 receive All-new redesigned LX 470 and 2011 dealerships are named LS 400 - Popular Science Best of What’s New unveiled in Detroit Mercedes-Benz and BMW SC 300 - Automobile Magazine Top Ten All-Stars engines with VVT-i technology one-of-a-kind Street Rod introduced - and Driver 10 Best in Los Angeles MARCH Entrance into world of motorsports LS 400 - Automobile Magazine Top Ten All-Stars - Consumer Digest Best Buy as GS 400 races in Grand American ES 300 - Automobile Magazine Top Ten All-Stars Motorola Cup Sports class, achieving Annual U.S. Sales: 79,334 SC 300 - Automobile Magazine Top Ten All-Stars first win in sixth race Annual Sales: 16,302 SC 400 - Playboy Magazine - Popular Science Best of What’s New Dealer Count: 172 1989 Dealer Count: 81 1995 APRIL JANUARY MARCH Annual U.S. Sales: 156,260 GS 400/300 - 10 Best LS 400 and ES 250 introduced in Lawsuit with Lexis resolved in favor LX 450 revealed in New York with Annual U.S. Sales: 92,890 plans announced to enter sport utility 1998 Dealer Count: 182 LX 470 - Automobile Magazine All Star in Large SUV category Detroit and Los Angeles of the auto manufacturer Dealer Count: 165 1992 market in early 1996 JANUARY SEPTEMBER RX 300 presented at the North LS 400 and ES 250 go on sale SEPTEMBER MAY Freshened LS 400 with more than 100% tariffs on select Japanese American International Auto Show Annual U.S. Sales: 206,037 Dealer Count: 190 DECEMBER 50 changes goes on sale luxury vehicles proposed by U.S. 2000 A single consumer complaint government in effort to settle long- JUNE JANUARY launches a special service campaign, standing U.S.-Japan trade dispute Agreement reached between U.S. Redesigned LS 430 flagship sedan earning brand recognition as new and Japan; trade war averted revealed in Detroit standard in personalized service JULY IS 300 unveiled in Los Angeles Monthly sales surpass all luxury LS 400 - Personal Finance Magazine Best Buy in the $30,000+ category LS 400 - Popular Mechanics Design & Engineering Award MARCH competitors—a first for any APRIL LS 400 - Popular Science Best of What’s New SC 400 - Motor Trend Import Car of the Year SC 300 - Automobile Magazine Top Ten All-Stars LX 470 and RX 300 go on sale international automaker - Car and Driver 10 Best Plans for SC 430 - Motor Trend Best Buy announced in New York - Automobile Magazine Top Ten All-Stars DECEMBER OCTOBER - Car and Driver 10 Best 12th consecutive monthly sales All-new redesigned LS 430 goes ES 300 - Personal Finance Magazine Best Buy in the $20,000 to $30,000 category JUNE Annual Sales: 63,534 record set on sale - Motor Trend Best Buy Annual U.S. Sales: 81,529 IS 300 goes on sale Dealer Count: 121 DECEMBER 1990 Dealer Count: 176 1996 AUGUST Best-selling luxury make in America DECEMBER First import luxury brand to sell JANUARY GS 400/300 - Car and Driver 10 Best Out of thousands of parties Annual U.S. Sales: 94,677 20,000+ vehicles in one month interested in a Lexus franchise, only LX 450 goes on sale - Consumer Digest Best Buy 1993 Dealer Count: 168 - Motor Trend Import Car of the Year 121 top-notch dealers are selected SEPTEMBER SEPTEMBER - American Automobile Association (AAA) Top Car in $40,000 for Lexus’ first year of business GS 430 replaces GS 400 JANUARY All-new ES 300 goes on sale to $50,000 category GS 300 luxury performance sedan GS 400  - Popular Science Best of What’s New revealed in Los Angeles and Detroit ES 300 - Consumer Digest Best Buy RX 300 - Motor Trend Sport Utility of the Year MARCH LS 430 - Popular Mechanics Design and Engineering Award LS 400 - Car and Driver 10 Best GS 300 goes on sale IS 300 - Popular Science Best of What’s New - Automobile Magazine Top Ten All-Stars GS 400/300 - Car and Driver 10 Best - Consumer Digest Best Buy NOVEMBER ES 300 - American Automobile Association (AAA) Top Car in the $25,000 Industry-leading Certified Pre-Owned to $30,000 category SC 300 - Automobile Magazine Top Ten All-Stars program introduced

SC 300 - Automobile Magazine Top Ten All-Stars - Car and Driver 10 Best 11-LPR-04944 Annual U.S. Sales: 223,983 Annual U.S. Sales: 259,755 Annual U.S. Sales: 302,895 Annual U.S. Sales: 329,177 Annual U.S. Sales: 215,975 Annual U.S. Sales: 229,329 2001 Dealer Count: 196 2003 Dealer Count: 206 2005 Dealer Count: 215 2007 Dealer Count: 223 2009 Dealer Count: 228 2010 Dealer Count: 229 JANUARY AUGUST JANUARY APRIL JANUARY APRIL JULY MARCH IS 300 Sport Cross, IS 300 manual All-new IS 300 Sport Cross and Redesigned, second-generation RX, LF-X concept vehicle unveiled in LF-A super-premium two- GT RX 400h goes on sale More than 1 million RX vehicles have World premiere of the CT 200h, sport sedan and SC 430 IS 300 5-speed the RX 330, and industry’s first luxury New York concept revealed in Detroit been sold in the U.S., making it the premium compact hybrid, at the presented in Detroit models go on sale electric/gas , the RX AUGUST most successful luxury utility vehicle Hybrid, introduced in Detroit Lexus-badged vehicles sold in Japan SEPTEMBER FEBRUARY August MARCH for the first time SEPTEMBER First Lexus vehicle produced Third-generation GS 300 and IS 350 adds all-wheel drive model All-new SC 430 hardtop convertible The fourth-generation ES 300 goes MARCH outside of Japan at Motor GS 430 go on sale goes on sale on sale All-new second-generation RX 330 Manufacturing, Canada OCTOBER JANUARY JULY DECEMBER goes on sale LF-Sh concept vehicle revealed Best-selling luxury make in America Neiman Marcus Limited Edition MARCH 2008 IS F and reinvented LFA LS 600h L goes on sale JANUARY in Tokyo for 11th consecutive year Lexus SC 430 “Silver Belle” sells out DECEMBER World premiere of all-new IS 350 concept vehicles revealed in Detroit, Lexus debuts the HS 250h at NAIAS, in 14 hours Best-selling luxury make in America sport sedan and GS 450h, the All-new IS 250 and IS 350 sport spotlighting new high-performance OCTOBER the fourth hybrid vehicle in its lineup for fourth consecutive year industry’s first luxury hybrid sport sedans go on sale focus F Sport performance parts line Lexus introduces the all-new 2010 LS 460 - Consumer Guide Best Buy sedan, in New York launches at SEMA DECEMBER Lexus Pursuit of Potential philanthropic RX 350 and RX 450h luxury utility AUGUST - Forbes “Toughest Cars on the Road” Best-selling luxury make in America vehicles, reinventing the vehicle that HS 250h, the world’s first hybrid-only - Kiplinger’s 10 Best Cars of the Past Decade DECEMBER program launches RX 350 - Consumer Guide Best Buy for second consecutive year RX 400h adds front-wheel DECEMBER invented it all luxury vehicle, goes on sale - Forbes Best Car for the Buck drive model Best-selling luxury make in America APRIL for eighth consecutive year Lexus Enform® with ®, - Kiplinger’s 10 Best Cars of the Past Decade Best-selling luxury make in America All-new LX 570 unveiled in New York FEBRUARY the all-new telematics system, goes live ES 350 - Cars.com 2010 Best Bet for Luxury Cars HS 250h - Edmunds.com Top Recommended Hybrid LS 430 - Automobile Magazine All-Star in Best Luxury Sedan category LS 430 - Consumer Guide Best Buy for sixth consecutive year The third-generation RX 350 goes - Consumer Guide Best Buy RX 300 - Consumer Guide Best Buy on sale IS 350C - Edmunds.com Consumers’ Top Rated vehicle in the Convertible Over LS 460 - 2007 World Car of the Year OCTOBER RX 300 - Consumer Guide Best Buy GX 470 - Consumer Guide Best Buy $35,000 category - Motor Week Driver’s Choice Best Luxury Sedan ES 300 - Consumer Guide Best Buy - Four Wheeler’s Four Wheeler of the Year for an unprecedented second LFA, Lexus’ first , makes its IS 350/250 - Cars.com 2010 Best Bet for Luxury Cars RX 350 - Consumer Guide Best Buy MAY GS 300 - Consumer Guide Best Buy consecutive year global debut at the IS 350/250 - Kelley Blue Book Best Resale Value Award: Top 10 The all-new IS 350C and IS 250C GS 300 - American Automobile Association (AAA) Top Car in its price category hard-top go on sale RX 330 - Consumer Guide Best Buy DECEMBER All-new second generation GX 460 2011 - Kelley Blue Book Best Resale Value Award: Top 10 Annual U.S. Sales: 234,109 Annual U.S. Sales: 287,927 GX 470 - Kelley Blue Book Best Resale Value Award: Top 10 goes on sale Dealer Count: 199 Dealer Count: 210 Annual U.S. Sales: 260,087 JANUARY 2002 2004 2008 Dealer Count: 226 First LFA production vehicle arrives in JANUARY IS 300 captures first motorsports APRIL the United States Annual U.S. Sales: 322,434 JANUARY GX 470 revealed in Detroit championship in Grand American Two-millionth vehicle sold in the U.S. Dealer Count: 220 All-new LX 570 goes on sale March Sport Touring class 2006 CT 200h, Lexus’ fifth hybrid vehicle, Specially built sports car for Steven Third concept vehicle in LF series IS F high-performance sedan Spielberg’s Minority Report revealed in 12 months, the LF-C retractable goes on sale DECEMBER JANUARY APRIL goes on sale in Los Angeles hardtop, unveiled in New York GX 470 goes on sale All-new flagship sedan, the LS 460, ES 350 and GS 450h go on sale JUNE APRIL revealed in Detroit APRIL The second-generation RX 450h LS 600h L unveiled in New York, FEBRUARY World premiere of the LF-Gh concept vehicle in New York MAY Best-selling luxury make in America AUGUST Winners of the first Lexus Eco goes on sale LF-Ch premium compact hybrid ® featuring the world’s first full-hybrid RX 350 and ES 350 join concept makes North American debut ES 300 and RX 300 are America’s for third ­consecutive year Second SC 430 Pebble Beach FEBRUARY ® Challenge announced JANUARY V8 powertrain Pebble Beach Collection GX 460 - Kiplinger’s Best Resale Value in the Truck-Based SUVs category best-selling and SUV Special Edition goes on sale ES 350 premieres in Chicago in Los Angeles Reveal of redesigned, third-generation CT 200h - Kiplinger’s Most Fuel-Efficient in the $25,000-$30,000 category accompanied by a giant mechanical OCTOBER GS sport sedan and world premiere Best-selling luxury make in America RX 350 - Polk Automotive Loyalty Award in the Mid/Full-Size SUV category NOVEMBER DECEMBER flower to kick off the “Can You Lexus reveals the IS 250C and - U.S. News & World Report’s Best Luxury Midsize for the Money of world’s first luxury hybrid SUV, the for tenth consecutive year Production version of all-new Engineer Desire” campaign IS 350C convertibles at Paris RX 450h - Kiplinger’s Most Fuel-Efficient in the Large and Midsize Crossovers category RX 400h, in Detroit Best-selling luxury make in America GX 470 luxury utility vehicle unveiled for fifth consecutive year Motor Show in Florida V8 racing engines provided to four LS 460 - Automotive Lease Guide 2010 Residual Value Award for Luxury Car teams in Grand American Rolex DECEMBER - AutoPacific Vehicle Satisfaction Award and Ideal Vehicle Award LF-S, first Lexus Future concept ES 350 - AutoPacific Vehicle Satisfaction Award and Ideal Vehicle Award Best-selling luxury make in America vehicle, unveiled in Tokyo,­­­­­­­­­­ showcases Sports Car series with first series win LX 570 - Kelley Blue Book Best Ski Trip for Top 10 Road Trip Cars The Lexus Covenant new design philosophy in fourth race OCTOBER for ninth consecutive year RX 350 - Automotive Lease Guide Residual Value for Near Luxury Utility Vehicle LS 460 and LS 460 L go on sale, - Polk Automotive Loyalty Award in the Mid/Full-Size SUV category Lexus will enter the most competitive, RX 450h - Texas Truck Rodeo Mid-Size Luxury Segment LS 430 - Consumer Guide Best Buy redefining full-size luxury segment LS 460 - The Chauffeur Magazine Top Pick for Chauffeur Car of the Year prestigious automobile race in the world. Over 50 years LS 430 - Consumer Guide Best Buy IS 350/250 - Kelley Blue Book Best Resale Value: Near-Luxury Car - Edmunds.com Editor’s Most Wanted Vehicle in Large Sedan ES 330 - Consumer Guide Best Buy ES 350 - Kiplinger’s Best New Cars, Best in Class $30,000—$45,000 of Toyota automotive experience has culminated in the creation Under $55,000 RX 330 - Consumer Guide Best Buy DECEMBER GX 470 - Kiplinger’s Best New Cars, Best Resale Truck-Based SUV of Lexus cars. They will be the finest cars ever built. - Edmunds.com Consumer’s Most Wanted Vehicles in Large Sedan GX 470 - Automobile Magazine All-Star Mid-Size Sport Utility Best-selling luxury make in America Under $55,000 for seventh consecutive year Lexus will win the race because: Lexus will do it right from ES 300 - Consumer Guide Best Buy the start. Lexus will have the finest dealer network in the industry. GX 470 - Texas Truck Rodeo Premium SUV of the Year - Four Wheeler’s Four Wheeler of the Year LS 460 - CNET Editor’s Choice Award Lexus will treat each customer as we would a guest in our home. ES 330 - Consumer Guide Automotive’s Most Significant New Introduction - 4-Wheel and Off Road 4x4 of the Year If you think you can’t, you won’t… - Automobile Magazine All-Star Award RX 330 - The Car Book 2006 Best Buy IS 350 - Wards 10 Best Engine for its 3.5 liter DOHC V6 If you think you can, you will! RX 400h - Polk Automotive Loyalty Award in Mid-Size SUV category We can, we will.