Lexus UX production wrapping, replacement yet to be announced

The Lexus UX will exit production in February 2027, and no replacement model has been announced.

After having previously been reported by Japanese outlet Creative Trend, the end of production for the small luxury SUV has now been confirmed by Lexus in Japan.

"We regret to inform you that production of the UX will end in February 2027," reads a notice on Lexus Japan's website, translated to English.

"Depending on when you are considering purchasing, the planned production volume may have already been reached, and sales may have ended."

Lexus Australia wouldn't comment on any Australian-market implications, saying only: "At this time, the Lexus UX remains an important part of our line-up in Australia."

There have been no reports of Lexus developing a UX replacement, despite small SUVs remaining extremely popular.

Lexus has the LBX, but it is a significantly smaller SUV – while it's classified in Australian industry sales reports as a 'small' SUV, it's 85mm shorter than a Mazda CX-3 ‘light’ SUV.

The LBX also isn't sold in all of Lexus' global markets. For example, it isn't offered in the US and China markets, which remain the brand's two largest by volume. The UX, in contrast, is sold in the US, and it was previously offered in China.

While the UX has been in production since 2018, the LBX is much newer, with production commencing in 2023. The two crossover SUVs are closely related to the Toyota Corolla Cross and Yaris Cross, respectively.

Lexus says it has sold approximately 400,000 examples of the UX in over 80 countries and regions, as at the end of June 2026.

It ended production of the petrol-powered UX200 in 2023, before the electric UX300e was axed in 2025. That left just the UX300h hybrid.

The UX's best sales year in Australia was 2023, when Lexus delivered 2468 examples locally. To the end of July, Lexus Australia has delivered 569 UXs this year, down 17.2 per cent on the same period last year.

The LBX was narrowly ahead (597 sales to the end of July, down 55.8 per cent), but both were outsold by around two-to-one by the Audi Q3, almost four-to-one by the Mercedes-Benz GLA, and over five-to-one by the BMW X1/iX1.

The UX300h is the only traditional hybrid model in the small premium SUV segment, which is otherwise host to numerous petrol, electric, and plug-in hybrid vehicles. It starts at $55,370 before on-road costs, and comes with a 2.0-litre four-cylinder petrol-electric powertrain with either front- or all-wheel drive.

The LBX range opens at $47,320 plus on-roads and has a less powerful 1.5-litre three-cylinder hybrid powertrain, though it can also be had in hot turbo-petrol Morizo RR guise.

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