Automotive
July 20, 2017
Jaguar entered the SUV field with the F-Pace. Image credit: Jaguar
By Sarah Jones
A combination of more affordable models and an increased focus on sport utility vehicles has helped luxury brands grow their market share in the broader automotive sector this year, according to a new report from Edmunds.
{"ct":"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","iv":"d9bbca3d8aa61429d84c655881694ae9","s":"086029fbcdafe7f6"}
Share your thoughts. Click here