Price Increases for Toyota, Lexus and Scion in the U.S.

The Toyota group has announced price increases for most 2011MY cars, SUVs and trucks it sells under the Toyota, Scion and Lexus brands. These increases will be applicable for cars produced from May onwards. The only models that will keep the same prices are the Tacoma pickup truck, Yaris sedan, Scion tC, Scion xB, Lexus CT 200h and Lexus LFA.

Price hikes for Toyota vehicles range from $200 for the Yaris Liftback to $900 for the Land Cruiser and Sequoia SUVs. Percentage-wise, pricing adjustments range from 1.2 to 2.2%. The company said new prices for North American-produced vehicles will become effective with May 2011 production. Toyota added that for models sourced from Japan, updated pricing will be effective for vehicles with scheduled May arrivals. Japan-sourced vehicles include 4Runner, Corolla, FJ Cruiser, Highlander Hybrid, Land Cruiser, Prius, RAV4, Yaris Liftback and Scion xD.

The smallest price increase is for the Scion xD, at $65 while Lexus MSRP increases range from $600 for the GX 460 SUV to $900 for the IS-F sports sedan, LS, GS 450h and LX570. Scroll down to see a complete list of all Toyota, Lexus and Scion models affected by the pricing modifications.

By Dan Mihalascu

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