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I don't think the Landcruiser name will be dropped anytime soon.

Its possible you're right however as you correctly pointed out the sales of the LC/LX were definitely more before the Sequoia existed. It remains my opinion that this will be an easy business decision if the total units sold of the LX/LC platform remain below 15K units annually in the US. It will be quite easy to upscale the Sequoia interior materials, finish and accessories to have a vehicle far superior to the 15+ yr old platform of the LC.

You added the LX to the total. I think SC430 has by far the lowest US model sales per year.

You are correct on the SC. It sold 183 units in Jan to the LC's 460. The sales of the SC are down 40% over last year. Given that I do not believe it shares its platform with any other vehicle, I think it to is at serious risk of going away altogether. Particularly since it doesn't have a sizable ROW market as the LC does.

The Sequioa is not in the premium market like the 200 series is.. The Landcruiser is priced in a different bracket all together compared to the Sequioa. IMO...The Seqiuoa sales will be hit harder than 200 series as the buyers of the Sequioa brand have less income then LC.

Have to disagree. We'll know who's right based on the investments that Toyota makes in the 2 platforms. They've made absolutely no new investment whatsoever in either the LC or the LX. Essentially they took the platforms that have remained relatively unchanged for 15 years...cleaned up some sheet metal...added a few electronic accessories from third party manufacturers...and installed the drivetrain (minus the IRS) from the recently development of the Sequoia and Tundra R&D effort. Oh...and I forgot...a bunch more air vents.

They're milking a model that is selling at a huge margin because its development costs were paid off years ago and because those folks buying it, because of its past image don't know any better or care that they're essentially buying an obsolete platform for an outrageous premium. Unfortunately those numbers are dwindling significantly in the US.

At a certain point the cost of additional floor space at US dealer's and having to meet US safety and emissions standards will outweigh the margin benefit of maintaining a US certified version of the LC. When that happens it simply goes away. And when it goes away, so does the LX to be replaced with an LX Sequoia which would be a far better platform than the LX. Just my opinion, but that's how I see it, regardless of how painful that might be for the half dozen loyal LC fans out there.

There is no chance that the LX will ever be built in USA under the Sequioa platform. The design is not as advance on the Sequioa as it is on the 200 series. The 200 series is a world SUV not one for specific markets like the USA sequioa..

I happen to think that you're mistaken on this view since there are significant costs to maintain different US certified platforms in this market. When the dwindling sales of the LX require a refresh, I am quite confident it will come in the form of a freshly upgraded interior built on the growing sales of the Sequoia platform not the declining sales of a 15+ yr old LC platform. Just common sense IMO.