Lexus Australia Boss Pleased With Performance, Expects Hybrid Growth

Sean Hanley, chief executive of Lexus Australia, is bullish about the company's performance and its future.

Addressing media at today's Lexus ES briefing in Sydney, Mr Hanley highlighted double-digital growth in almost every model range - with the notable exception of the hybrid-only CT 200h (which has struggled against flagging sales and buyer disinterest).

Hanley expects the new ES model to do well. In relaunching it here, Lexus is hoping to attract buyers of the previous model (7000 until its cancellation in 2006) while also stealing "conquests": buyers defecting from other brands.

"It's quite across the market. It's not productive to say where they're coming from except to say they're coming," Hanley said of the ES's appeal. 

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