The automaker owns five other brands: Lincoln, Mercury and European luxury marques Jaguar, Land Rover and Volvo.

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Not only have the Detroit companies retreated in the face of Japanese advances in the American domestic market but their European subsidiaries have also long been ceding share, as have such European players as Peugeot-Citroen, Volvo, Jaguar, and, of course, Renault.

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This year RM, which provided the images for the slideshow above, will offer a wide range of models but focus again on high-end European stunners from the red-hot Ferrari family consider the 1954 Ferrari 250 Europa and from Jaguar, Aston Martin and Mercedes-Benz (the 300SL Gullwing is a favorite).

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