Production of a new Lexus SUV, ‘NX,’ began at the Miyata Factory in Fukuoka Prefecture. With the development of the new-generation SUV, Lexus will become a plug-in hybrid EV for the first time. Toyota has already received a substantial number of orders for the NX worldwide: production of the car will also begin at other factories in Aichi Prefecture and Canada. Source: TOYOTA / KBC
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