And it's got some genuine hits in its lineup, including the Chevrolet Equinox and Cadillac SRX crossovers.
The Honda CR-V and Chevrolet Equinox are also good gear carriers, as are the Toyota Prius and Prius V.
When they finally did, General Motors ditched its fleet of 100 Chevrolet Equinox fuel-cell cars after a two-year trial.
Such models for 2013 include the Buick Encore, Chevrolet Equinox and Spark, Honda Fit and Odyssey and the Toyota Tacoma.
By 2001, crossover sales topped 1 million, and have pretty much kept climbing, fueled by newer models such as the Chevrolet Equinox.
Labour contracts are fixed until 2015, while new cars, such as the Chevrolet Equinox crossover, are keeping downsized factories humming at near capacity.
Detroit has other appealing products in the pipeline: GM's Cadillac SRX and Chevrolet Equinox crossover vehicles, for instance, and Ford's Five Hundred and Futura sedans.
New car models like the Chevrolet Equinox, that combine car and sport utility vehicle elements for more efficiency, led the sales surge, up by 60% last month.
But Jeep needs to win back the suburbanites who have spent the last decade defecting to a newer batch of car-like, fuel-efficient competitors like the Chevrolet Equinox and Toyota RAV4.
The company scored a hit with its first models, such as the Chevrolet Equinox, but by the time the rest arrive Japanese competitors are likely to have taken control of the segment.
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We found top deals on family favorites like the Dodge Grand Caravan, Chevrolet Equinox, Ford Fusion and Taurus and the Nissan Murano, along with luxury-minded models including the Lincoln MKX and MKZ and the Hyundai Genesis.
Detroit has other appealing products in the pipeline: General Motors ' (nyse: GM - news - people ) Cadillac SRX and Chevrolet Equinox crossover vehicles, for instance, and Ford Motor 's (nyse: F - news - people ) Five Hundred and Futura sedans.
The Big Three found growth in different niches, though, with GM seeing heightened demand for crossovers such as the Chevrolet Equinox, while Chrysler grew truck sales with the Ram pick-up truck, and finally Ford, capitalizing on retail car sales as gas-price sensitive consumers go for higher mileage with the Ford Focus and Fiesta.
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Chevrolet MyLink will be available beginning with the 2012 Chevrolet Volt and Equinox this fall before expanding to other vehicles in the Chevy lineup over the next 18 months.
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Retail sales (as opposed to sales to government fleets and rental car agencies, which are typically less profitable) rose 70% in February, led by strong demand for its newest models, including the Chevrolet Cruze and Equinox and the Buick Lacrosse and Regal.
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