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Lexus opens high-tech HQ as Toyota readies global EV blitz

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Toyota Motor Corp. opened the new global headquarters for the Lexus premium brand and Gazoo Racing performance unit in March after years of planning and construction. (LEXUS INTERNATIONAL)
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Hans Greimel
August 02, 2024 12:00 PM

TOYOTA CITY, Japan — Lexus has moved into a glitzy new global headquarters in the forested foothills of Toyota City, just in time to power its global blitz into the electric vehicle age.

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