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Re:Why Japanese companies do so many different things by tristor on Friday May 22, 2026 @01:37PM (#48238962)
Lexus didn't enter the Japanese market as a brand until 2005, prior to that all Lexus models well sold under the Toyota moniker in the Japanese market. I'm not sure about Acura, but the GP's assertion is largely correct in its directionality.
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Re:Why Japanese companies do so many different things by tomwheeler on Friday May 22, 2026 @02:08PM (#48239299)
I can confirm this is true for Acura. I owned an Acura Legend and the same car was sold in Japan (well, the right-hand drive version) as the Honda Legend. I had seen pictures of them online in the 90s, but happened to see a Honda Legend in person when I was in Tokyo some years later.
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Re:Why Japanese companies do so many different things by marek77 on Friday May 22, 2026 @02:19PM (#48239427)
Acura is a brand made for North America. Just as in Japan, what you know as Acuras is sold in Europe as Hondas.
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