Lexus Reaches its One-Millionth Milestone; Vehicle Donated to the Petersen Automotive Museum
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Autoworld.com - David Lee - After 10 years of selling Lexus cars and trucks in the United States, the company sold its one-millionth unit. To commemorate this milestone, the luxury vehicle manufacturer has donated the One-Millionth Lexus built for the U.S. market to the Petersen Automotive Museum in Los Angeles to support its many programs and exhibits. After being displayed in the museum's lobby for six months, the One-Millionth Lexus, a Millennium Silver RX 300, will be sold at Christie's International Motor Cars annual auction with the proceeds to benefit the museum to help fund educational programs and future exhibits. The RX 300 will be featured in Christie's catalogue, which will be distributed to its more than 4,000 clients in the United States and worldwide. "This has been a year for celebration at Lexus," said Bryan Bergsteinsson, Lexus group vice president and general manager. "Milestones include our 10th Anniversary, record sales, outstanding performance in quality and customer satisfaction rankings, and now we've sold our one-millionth Lexus. It doesn't get much better than this." The Petersen Automotive Museum, located in the heart of Los Angeles, is one of the world's largest and most innovative automotive museums. Three floors of automotive history take visitors through time and trace the development of the automobile and its influence on the culture of Los Angeles. The $40 million museum, which is owned and operated by the Natural History Museum Foundation of Los Angeles County, opened to the pubic in 1994. Christie's, the world-renowned auction house, will include the One-Millionth Lexus in its second annual motor cars auction on June 17, 2000 at the Petersen Automotive Museum. In addition to autos, Christie's offers sales in more than 80 categories, including fine art, wine, stamps and even sunken cargo. Christie's operates from 119 offices in 41 countries. "We congratulate Lexus on selling its one-millionth vehicle in the United States," said Ken Gross, director of the Petersen Museum. "We're appreciative of Lexus' support and are proud to display the One-Millionth Lexus. Lexus and the RX 300 have certainly influenced the auto industry and culture in Los Angeles and nationwide." The RX 300 will join more than 175 other vehicles on display at the museum. |
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