Today in luxury marketing:
Lexus falls behind rivals
The long reign of Toyota Motor Corp.'s Lexus atop the U.S. luxury car market is almost certain to come to an end this year, a victim of an aging lineup and production disruptions caused by the March 11 earthquake in Japan, according to WSJ.
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