LEXUS: RX L teamwork sets upbeat tone

AUTOMOTIVE NEWS: How best can the factory help dealers sell more vehicles? Are they getting enough support? CARL SEWELL III: Yes, absolutely. That really goes back to product and the right days supply in the right segment and making sure we're competitively priced and have the right incentive strategy and great marketing. And I think those are all things that Lexus does very well, and so we think Lexus does a great job.

March 22, 2018 05:00 AM

Carl Sewell III is well into his second year as chairman of the Lexus National Dealer Advisory Council as the group celebrates the work it has done with the automaker to bring the three-row RX L crossover to showrooms this year.

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