In pictures: Toyota starts production of Lexus NX in Japan

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  • Workers mount a new turbo charged engine to a new sport utility vehicle Lexus NX 200t on a Toyota assembly line at Miyawaka. Kimimasa Mayama / EPA
    Workers mount a new turbo charged engine to a new sport utility vehicle Lexus NX 200t on a Toyota assembly line at Miyawaka. Kimimasa Mayama / EPA
  • Toyota’s new sport utility vehicle Lexus NX 200t and 300h on display at the company's assembly plant in Miyawaka. Kimimasa Mayama / EPA
    Toyota’s new sport utility vehicle Lexus NX 200t and 300h on display at the company's assembly plant in Miyawaka. Kimimasa Mayama / EPA
  • Workers check Lexus vehicles on the Miyawaka assembly line. Toyota's luxury brand Lexus will start selling its new NX compact SUV in the United States from November and aims to sell 42,000 of the SUVs annually. Toru Yamanaka / AFP
    Workers check Lexus vehicles on the Miyawaka assembly line. Toyota's luxury brand Lexus will start selling its new NX compact SUV in the United States from November and aims to sell 42,000 of the SUVs annually. Toru Yamanaka / AFP
  • Toyota's new sport utility Lexus NX vehicles are loaded on lorries for delivery to dealers. Kimimasa Mayama / EPA
    Toyota's new sport utility Lexus NX vehicles are loaded on lorries for delivery to dealers. Kimimasa Mayama / EPA
  • Assembly workers make paint inspection for the new sport utility vehicle Lexus NX, in red, and other Lexus vehicles. Kimimasa Mayama / EPA
    Assembly workers make paint inspection for the new sport utility vehicle Lexus NX, in red, and other Lexus vehicles. Kimimasa Mayama / EPA
  • Toyota's new sport utility vehicle Lexus NX 200t on a road test outside the carmaker's assembly plant in Miyawaka. Kimimasa Mayama / EPA
    Toyota's new sport utility vehicle Lexus NX 200t on a road test outside the carmaker's assembly plant in Miyawaka. Kimimasa Mayama / EPA