UAE distributor waits for clarification on Lexus SUV

Dubai: In a surprise move, Toyota has temporarily suspended deliveries of the Lexus GX460 sport utility in Canada and the United States Wednesday after US non-profit magazine Consumer Reports highlighted concerns about the handling of the car that could cause rollovers leading to “serious injury or death.”

Toyota reacted by saying its engineering teams are currently “testing the GX using Consumer Reports' specific parameters to identify how we can enhance the GX's performance.”

Commenting on the halt of Lexus’ GX 460 model sales in the US, a spokesperson of Al Futtaim Motors, sales franchisee of Toyota and Lexus in the UAE, told Gulf News Wednesday afternoon that “the distributor is aware of the issue and is awaiting information from Toyota if sales of this particular model will be stopped in the region here.”

“As soon we get news from the manufacturer we will act accordingly,” the spokesperson said.