Acura TLX to End Production This Month as Another Sedan Bites the Dust
Back in May, The Car Guide predicted the imminent death of the Acura TLX, a compact luxury sedan that is no longer a priority for Acura due to sharply declining sales. Well, the company is wasting no time and today announced that it will cease production by the end of July.
Launched in 2015, the TLX followed four generations of the TL and enjoyed its best years during that time. Despite a redesign for 2021, it has suffered from the widespread disinterest of consumers—and Acura—in conventional passenger cars.
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In Canada, only 840 units of the TLX were sold in 2024, a 14-percent drop from the previous year. In the first half of 2025, sales fell 36 percent to a mere 283 units. Yikes.
Available with turbocharged four- and six-cylinder engines (the latter in the Type S performance model), the TLX was built in Ohio at the same plant as the Acura Integra and Honda Accord. This is also where Acura will build its indirect replacement, namely the RSX electric crossover. That model will become the first vehicle to be based on Honda's new in-house developed electric platform (e-Architecture).
All across the North American auto industry, companies are abandoning sedans and prioritizing utility vehicles. Earlier this year, Acura's lineup welcomed the all-new ADX, a little brother to the popular RDX. The only car left from now on will be the Integra, which is getting a mid-cycle update for 2026.
Elsewhere, Volvo has discontinued the S60, and Infiniti has done the same with the Q50. Furthermore, as we recently reported, the Lexus IS could suffer a similar fate after the introduction of the IS 500 Ultimate Edition, created as “an ode to this storied nameplate’s history and legacy.” Oh, and the Cadillac CT4/CT5 and Genesis G70 may not be long for this world, either.