Buyers are flocking to small SUVs and crossovers for both their practical natures and sporty demeanors.
We were up 21%, and it was across all lines--across cars, crossovers and trucks.
They are also less likely to tip over than larger, heavier vehicles including crossovers and SUVs.
Subcompact crossovers in particular are emerging as a trend with the potential to spread worldwide.
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Driving the Cayenne S Hybrid is less like driving another Porsche than like driving other luxury crossovers.
This follows a trend where automakers are replacing robust, truck-based SUVs with lighter, more fuel-efficient, car-based crossovers.
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And it's got some genuine hits in its lineup, including the Chevrolet Equinox and Cadillac SRX crossovers.
Crossovers led the way for GM, with sales up 31%, the most out of all its vehicle types.
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Additional new crossovers this year include the Audi Allroad, Infiniti JX, Mazda CX-5 and the Subaru XV Crosstrek.
And a flood of more fuel-efficient, car-based crossovers will turn heads in 2006.
Fyodorov examined and cleaned his switches and inspected the crossovers with his lantern.
But crossovers like the Enclave tend to come with wheels up to 20 inches in diameter largely for looks.
Men need not behave in feminine ways, as Hollywood insists in the way it portrays occupational crossovers in movies.
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It represents one of, if not the only, first successful crossovers from mobile gaming popularity to strong consumer goods sales.
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If you need a vehicle for extensive driving in deep snow, Cox recommends one of the more car-like SUVs, called crossovers.
The Kia models include 2011 Optima cars, 2007-2010 Rondo crossovers, 2007 Sedona minivans, 2007-2011 Sorento crossovers, 2010-2011 Soul cars and 2007-2010 Sportage SUVs.
Chevrolet, as noted, is focused on small, fuel-efficient cars and crossovers, with Cruze and Aveo taking center stage alongside the hot-selling Equinox crossover.
The Lincoln Zephyr and Mercury Milan sedans also debut this fall, followed next year by two crossovers, the Ford Edge and the Lincoln Aviator.
And after exiting the minivan market, the company has enjoyed some initial success with its Ford Edge and Lincoln MKX crossovers, a growing segment.
In 2011, automakers sold 2.7 million crossovers, and just 472, 000 minivans, although minivan sales have been climbing a little for the past two years.
So that's why the company will build up to 800, 000 midsize cars and car-based crossovers off of one common chassis, saving billions in engineering costs.
Crossovers like the Escape that we produce today and our Freestyle.
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"Some of the crossovers have good ground clearance and also a low center of gravity, " he says, which makes them better choices than truck-based SUVs.
And we're going to build on that in this way forward plan and we continue to see crossovers as a major opportunity for us going forward.
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In many other segments, including major categories like midsize cars, fullsize pickups, small crossovers and small sedans, performance is secondary, if on the radar screen at all.
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The company said it is intensifying its efforts to develop small cars and crossovers for North America based on platforms borrowed from other regions of the world.
Likewise, crossovers literally came out of nowhere in the 1990s.
It'll also add premium suvs, crossovers, four-by-fours and niche vehicles.
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