In its largest market, the U.S., the Lexus LS was the top-selling flagship luxury sedan for 15 of the first 17 years following its debut.[1][94] In Japan, the next-largest market for the Lexus LS, the introduction of the 2007 LS 460 attracted 12,000 pre-orders,[95] and the Lexus LS has gone on to sell successfully in its class.[96] Following the introduction of the LS 460 and Lexus' expanded global launch in 2007,[97] sales of the Lexus flagship have increasingly come from outside the brand's traditional U.S. strongholds.