Lexus is a brand of Toyota.
Toyota created the Lexus marque, a project begun under Eiji Toyoda, and put it into operation in September 1989 when it started the Lexus luxury car sales network in the United States.
Where it sits
Two levels. A figure marks a company boundary crossed; a word means the figure was never published.
Lexus
37 years, one owner
The year is coloured by whoever held it at the time.
- 1989 Toyota created the Lexus marque, a project begun under Eiji Toyoda, and put it into operation in September 1989 when it started the Lexus luxury car sales network in the United States.
Toyota
4 marques
Barely a percentage in sight: Lexus, Century and the Toyota badge are names, not companies, and only Daihatsu was bought.