Toyota years. It is currently the site of Tesla, Inc.'s assembly plant. Toyota then started to establish new brands at the end of the 1980s, with the launch of their luxury division Lexus in 1989. In the 1990s, Toyota began to branch out from producing mostly compact cars by adding many larger and more luxurious vehicles to its lineup, including a full-sized pickup, the T100 (and later the Tundra), several lines of SUVs, a sport version of the Camry, known as the Camry Solara. They would also launch newer iterations of their sports cars, namely the MR2, Celica, and Supra during
Luxury vehicle vehicles and also taking advantage of moving production to emerging countries of their low-end cars while manufacturing mid-range and high-end models domestically. Attempts are being made to develop luxury cars, but the manufacturers lack a legacy. In 2014, Citroën introduced DS Automobiles, a separate brand to embody "French luxury" in cars. Italy focused on high end sports cars in the luxury market, such as the Ferrari and Maserati. Since the 1980s, a host of new manufacturers have entered the luxury market to challenge the traditional players. The three major Japanese auto manufacturers, Honda, Toyota, and Nissan, created their respective luxury