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Toyota to file for recall of luxury Lexus models Monday

TOKYO, Japan - Toyota Motor Corp. will file on July 5 for a recall of eight models, including luxury Lexus cars, due to an engine defect that could cause the vehicles to stop while in motion, affecting about 90,000 units in Japan, company officials said on July 2, 2010. The recall will cover the top-of-the-line LS460 sedan (file photo) and other Lexus models -- the LS600h, LS600hL, GS350, GS450h, GS460 and IS350 -- as well as the Toyota Crown.

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Toyota aims to jump-start Lexus sales in Japan with hybrid model

TOKYO, Japan - Toyota President Katsuaki Watanabe stands by the Lexus GS450h, the first hybrid version of its Lexus sedan, during a presentation in Tokyo on March 16. Toyota says the 3.5-liter GS450h features a similar level of fuel economy to a 2-liter car, accelerates as well as a vehicle with a bigger engine and contains improved safety features.

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Toyota aims to jump-start Lexus sales in Japan with hybrid model

TOKYO, Japan - Toyota President Katsuaki Watanabe stands by the Lexus GS450h, the first hybrid version of its Lexus sedan, during a presentation in Tokyo on March 16. Toyota says the 3.5-liter GS450h features a similar level of fuel economy to a 2-liter car, accelerates as well as a vehicle with a bigger engine and contains improved safety features. (Kyodo)

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Toyota to file for recall of luxury Lexus models Monday

TOKYO, Japan - Toyota Motor Corp. will file on July 5 for a recall of eight models, including luxury Lexus cars, due to an engine defect that could cause the vehicles to stop while in motion, affecting about 90,000 units in Japan, company officials said on July 2, 2010. The recall will cover the top-of-the-line LS460 sedan (file photo) and other Lexus models -- the LS600h, LS600hL, GS350, GS450h, GS460 and IS350 -- as well as the Toyota Crown. (Kyodo)