Major car brand discontinues longstanding luxury model after 30 years
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Smart Technology on the TLX Acura at Piazza Acura in Reading
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2018 Acura TLX is on display at the 110th Annual Chicago Auto Show
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The Acura TLX is now being discontinued nearly a decade after it first debuted in the US.
Acura will
A statement from the manufacturer reads: "Acura will conclude production of the TLX performance sedan this month to better align with the evolving needs of our customers and the changing landscape of the automotive industry."
It comes after the company sold just 3,634 TLX models in the first half of 2025, Motor1.com has reported.
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This figure represented a 55 per cent decrease from the previous year.
For context the company sold 47,000 TLX models back in 2015 - which was its best year.
It is the latest of
The ultra-luxury
Lexus
LS saloon has reached the end of the road after a sustained period of poor sales
.
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It had helped establish Toyota's plush sub-brand as a challenger to the elite carmakers of Europe and America.
And after 10 years,
Mazda
confirmed in February that the Mazda2 supermini can no longer be ordered.
A spokesperson told Autocar: "As we move towards increased electrification of our
cars
, the Mazda 2 Hybrid meets consumer demand in the B-segment and is a step in our journey to ensure all our cars have some form of electrification by 2030."
Audi has also
next
year.
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Gernot Dollner, Audi's CEO, revealed they "will end production of the A1 and Q2" in 2026 and that "there definitely will be no successor for the A1."
Cars confirmed for discontinuation in 2025
Lexus LS
Mazda2
Mazda MX-30
Porsche Boxster/Cayman
Nissan GT-R
Audi A1 & Q2
Ford Focus ST
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