Editing Lexus (section)

===Assembly plants===
[[File:Lexus Automobile Lineup 2007.jpg|thumb|Lexus models produced by the Tahara plant in [[Aichi Prefecture|Aichi]], Japan|alt=Car showroom displaying three sedans, the nearest on a glass turntable, in front of a reception counter and windows.]]

The first Lexus vehicles were manufactured in Toyota's [[Tahara plant]], a computerized manufacturing plant in Japan.<ref name=plant/><ref>Tierney, Christine (2004-02-22). "Robot-filled Tahara sets standard for Toyota, World".<!--detnews.com/2004/specialreport/0402/22/a15-70498.htm.-->''Detroit News''. Retrieved on 2007-05-06.</ref> Through the 2000s, most Lexus sedan and SUV production has occurred in Japan at the Tahara plant in Aichi and the Miyata plant in Fukuoka.<ref name=nk/><ref name=plant/> In addition to the Tahara factory, over time Lexus vehicles have been produced at the Miyata plant ([[Toyota Motor Kyushu]]) in [[Miyawaka, Fukuoka]]; the Higashi-Fuji plant ([[Kanto Auto Works]]) in [[Susono, Shizuoka]]; and the Yoshiwara plant ([[Araco]], later [[Toyota Auto Body]]) in [[Toyota City]], Aichi.<ref name=nk/><ref name=plant>{{cite web|url=http://lexus.com/about/corporate/manufacturing.html|title=Lexus Manufacturing|publisher=Lexus.com|access-date=6 May 2007|archive-date=6 May 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070506013055/http://www.lexus.com/about/corporate/manufacturing.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> [[Front-wheel drive]] cars, such as the ES and HS, have been produced in the [[Fukuoka Prefecture]].<ref name=plant/>

Toyota Motor Kyushu's Kokura plant in [[Kitakyushu|Kitakyushu, Fukuoka]], which opened in 2008, is a dedicated hybrid production site for hybrid systems used in Lexus models such as the gasoline-electric RX.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.allcarselectric.com/blog/1020282_pockets-not-allowed-at-lexus-hybrid-plant|title=Pockets Not Allowed At Lexus Hybrid Plant|work=All Cars Electric|access-date=1 October 2010|last=Loveday|first=Eric|date=27 April 2009|archive-date=4 June 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090604070510/http://www.allcarselectric.com/blog/1020282_pockets-not-allowed-at-lexus-hybrid-plant|url-status=live}}</ref> The North American–market RX 350 (since the 2004 model year) is produced at the Cambridge plant (Toyota Canada, Inc.) in the city of [[Cambridge, Ontario|Cambridge]], in Ontario, Canada, which is the first Lexus production site located outside Japan. In late 2015, Lexus started to assemble North American-spec ES 350 sedans at the Georgetown plant ([[Toyota Motor Manufacturing Kentucky|TMMK, Inc.]]).<ref>{{Cite web|title = Georgetown Toyota plant debuts new Lexus line with 3,000 employees, Kentucky officials|url = http://www.kentucky.com/2015/10/19/4095118/georgetown-toyota-plant-debuts.html|website = Kentucky.com|access-date = 9 November 2015|first = Cheryl|last = Truman|archive-date = 22 October 2015|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20151022202126/http://www.kentucky.com/2015/10/19/4095118/georgetown-toyota-plant-debuts.html|url-status = live}}</ref> In January 2020, [[Toyota Kirloskar Motor]] of India started assembling the ES sedan in its Bidadi plant. Toyota planned to produce Lexus-branded EVs in its [[Shanghai]] factory beginning in 2027, which will be wholly-owned (the second after [[Tesla, Inc.|Tesla]]'s [[Gigafactory Shanghai]] and the first by a Japanese automaker).<ref>{{cite news |last=Miao |first=Liu |date=2025-04-22 |title=Toyota signs agreement with Shanghai: wholly-owned Lexus EV factory to begin production in 2027 |url=https://carnewschina.com/2025/04/22/toyota-signs-agreement-with-shanghai-wholly-owned-lexus-ev-factory-to-begin-production-in-2027/ |website=CarNewsChina |publisher=CarNewsChina |access-date=2025-04-23}}</ref>

Relative to Toyota models, Lexus vehicles are built according to different [[quality control]] standards,<ref name=d88>{{Harvnb|Dawson|2004|pp=pp. 88–94}}</ref><ref>{{Harvnb|Mahler|2004|p=90}}</ref> including more stringent [[body panel]] fit tolerances and paint quality requirements.<ref name=d88/><ref>{{cite news|url=https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9C0CE6DE163EF930A35752C0A966958260&sec=&spon=&pagewanted=1|title=Japan's Luxury-Car Gains Pose New Threat to Rivals|date=3 January 1990|work=The New York Times|last=Sanger|first=David|access-date=19 June 2008}}</ref> Their manufacture involves different [[assembly line]]s, molds, [[welding]] processes, and manufacturing equipment.<ref name=autogenerated1>{{Harvnb|Dawson|2004|pp=88–95}}</ref><ref name=m78>{{Harvnb|Mahler|2004|p=78}}</ref> Lexus plant workers also undergo a more selective screening process.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/06/29/business/AS-FIN-Japan-Toyota-Lexus.php |title=At Lexus 'dojo' plant workers train on virtues to keep up quality, build elite team |date=28 June 2007 |agency=Associated Press |last=Kageyama |first=Yuri |access-date=26 August 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071013105731/http://iht.com/articles/ap/2007/06/29/business/AS-FIN-Japan-Toyota-Lexus.php |archive-date=13 October 2007}}</ref><ref name=lown/> Production vehicles are given visual inspections for flaws, individually test-driven at high speeds, and subjected to [[vibration]] tests.<ref name=d88/>

{| class="wikitable"
|+ Assembly sites by model<ref name=nk/><ref name=plant/>
|-
! Plant || Owner || Location 
!Country|| Model(s)
|-
|Tahara||Toyota Motor Corp.||[[Tahara, Aichi|Tahara]], [[Aichi Prefecture]]
| rowspan="7" |[[Japan]]||[[Lexus LS|LS]], [[Lexus GS|GS]], [[Lexus IS|IS]], [[Lexus GX|GX]], [[Lexus RC|RC]], [[Lexus NX|NX]], [[Lexus LM|LM]]
|-
|Tsutsumi||Toyota Motor Corp.||[[Toyota, Aichi|Toyota City]], [[Aichi Prefecture]]||[[Lexus ES|ES]]
|-
|Kokura||Toyota Motor Kyushu, Inc.||[[Kitakyushu]], [[Fukuoka Prefecture]]||[[Lexus CT|CT]], [[Lexus HS|HS]], [[Lexus RX|RX]]
|-
|Miyata ||Toyota Motor Kyushu, Inc.||[[Miyawaka, Fukuoka|Miyawaka]], [[Fukuoka Prefecture]]||[[Lexus ES|ES]], [[Lexus IS|IS]], [[Lexus RX|RX]], [[Lexus NX|NX]], [[Lexus UX|UX]]
|-
|Motomachi||Toyota Motor Corp.||[[Toyota, Aichi|Toyota City]], [[Aichi Prefecture]]||[[Lexus LFA|LFA]], [[Lexus LC|LC]], [[Lexus RZ|RZ]]
|-
|Higashi Fuji ||Kanto Auto Works, Ltd.||[[Susono, Shizuoka|Susono]], [[Shizuoka Prefecture]]||[[Lexus SC|SC]]
|-
|Yoshiwara ||Toyota Auto Body Corp.||[[Toyota, Aichi|Toyota City]], [[Aichi Prefecture]]||[[Lexus LX|LX]]
|-
|Cambridge ||[[Toyota Motor Manufacturing Canada]]||[[Cambridge, Ontario|Cambridge]], [[Ontario]]
|[[Canada]]||[[Lexus RX|RX, RXh]], [[Lexus NX|NX]]
|-
|Georgetown ||[[Toyota Motor Manufacturing Kentucky]]||[[Georgetown, Kentucky]]
| rowspan="2" |[[United States]]||[[Lexus ES|ES]]
|-
|Princeton ||[[Toyota Motor Manufacturing Indiana]]||[[Princeton, Indiana]]||[[Lexus TX|TX]]
|-
|Bidadi ||[[Toyota Kirloskar Motor]]||[[Bidadi|Bidadi, Karnataka]]
|[[India]]||[[Lexus ES|ES]]
|-
|Shanghai ||Toyota Motor Corp.||[[Jinshan, Shanghai]]
|[[China]]||Future EVs
|}