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Lexus-only Parking at Edmonton International Airport

If you don’t drive a Lexus, you’re not welcome to park in 30 spots at the Edmonton International Airport, Canada. Stalls in the airport’s parking garage’s second and third levels are painted “Preferred Parking,” along with a logo of the luxury car brand. Lexus has paid for 30 of the airport’s more than 13,500 stalls through a contract with Pattison Outdoor

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GM Cadillac’s New Retail Plan Face Resistance from Dealers

Project Pinnacle would create a roughly 8% difference in cost of vehicles between top-tier dealers and those not participating In a letter signed by dealer associations from seven states, Cadillac President Johan de Nysschen was accused of creating a program that they consider “is the most serious attack on their survival they have seen.” Mr. de Nysschen has been in the process of

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Lexus’ Intersect Flagship Store Doesn’t Sell Cars

Lexus’ new design language—a car showroom without any cars in it. This concept store was first opened in Tokyo’s  Aoyama district a couple of years ago. The Intersect by Lexus store is described as the brand’s flagship store that doesn’t actually sell any cars. It’s neither a dealership nor a retail space, but rather simply a multifunctional social space where

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Lexus No-Haggle Pricing Sends Some Buyers Fleeing, But Most Stay

In the seven weeks since his Lexus of Omaha dealership switched to no-haggle pricing, salesman Jim Endebrock has had one customer walk out. “It was a little disappointing because I had sold him eight cars before this,’’ Endebrock said in an interview at the dealership. “But he considers himself a shrewd negotiator, and he thought he should get something better.’’

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