Mass automakers present greater competition for luxury brands as consumer sentiment rises
Posted By Sarah Jones On In Automotive,Featured,Industry sectors,Marketing,News,Research | No Comments{"ct":"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","iv":"e8975974a859bea1ae3044f506febc03","s":"2759ec2795651f81"}