Luxury vehicle their non-luxury counterparts, and retaining the rugged off-road and towing capabilities. Examples include the Lexus LX, Infiniti QX80, and Lincoln Navigator, which are the premium versions of the Toyota Land Cruiser (which is considered as a luxury SUV itself), Nissan Patrol, and Ford Expedition, respectively. Other luxury SUVs are crossovers using unibody construction, often sharing the platform with compact executive and executive cars. For example, the Infiniti FX is based upon the Nissan FM platform that also underpins other Infiniti cars. Audi and BMW developed crossovers to compete in the SUV segment as they did not have an existing body-on-frame
Toyota established in 1946 is called "Toyota Store" (トヨタ店 "Toyota Mise") and offers large luxury sedans such as the Toyota Century and the Toyota Crown. In 1955, the "Toyopet Store" (トヨペット店 "Toyopetto-ten") arrived, originally established to sell the Toyota Corona and the Toyopet ToyoAce truck, and currently features mid-range models. ( in Japanese.) The "Toyota Publica Store" (トヨタパブリカ店 "Toyota Paburika-ten") was established in 1961 to sell the Toyota Publica. In 1966 it was renamed the "Toyota Corolla Store" (トヨタカローラ店 "Toyota Karōra-ten") to sell the Toyota Corolla. The dealership chain focuses on budget models. The "Toyota Auto Store" (トヨタオート店 "Toyota Ōto-ten") sales