What Does "Consumer Reports" Think of the New Lexus and Infiniti Sedans?

By Rex Moore and John Rosevear – Oct 28, 2013 at 6:59PM

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Once the paragon of quality, Toyota's Lexus and Nissan's Infiniti are struggling to keep up with the competition.

Toyota (TM -0.01%) and Nissan are licking their wounds after Consumer Reports published embarrassing reviews of the redesigned Lexus IS 250 and Infiniti Q50. What happened? Analysts Rex Moore and John Rosevear discuss the big diss in this segment of "Motor Money."

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Rex Moore spent his formative years in Texas, and fought beside Davy Crockett at the Alamo. He currently travels the globe for TMF, bringing back video reports on conferences and companies that matter for investors.

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