Luxury-brand vehicles take a much bigger slice of the U.S. market than they did a few years ago. They now represent well over 10 percent of total sales, the share having almost doubled in the past decade, according to the Power Information Network.
Mainly that's because more nameplates than ever are classified as "luxury."
In 2000, Power counted 59 luxury nameplates and 13 luxury brands -- ranging from Acura to Volvo. This year there are 14 brands (Hummer was added) and 85 nameplates. (We're leaving out the superluxury makes: Ferrari, Rolls, Bentley, etc.)
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