Demand for luxury cars in the country has been growing as income levels have risen.
All-wheel-drive is an increasingly popular feature for luxury cars, and not just for trucks.
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It is interesting to observe the varying motivations for luxury consumer purchases in contemporary China.
Sometimes the hoops for luxury-car rentals can be higher than those for an average vehicle.
Locals quickly see through his claim to be searching out property for luxury homes.
Apple just opened its largest store in China, the market that appears insatiable for luxury brands.
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The focus for luxury goods is how you help the communities you do business with.
All in all, not a recipe for a great year in 2013 for luxury companies.
"This growing demand for luxury goods is being driven by the new bourgeoisie, " he said.
Even ads for luxury goods were pulled ahead of Saturday's opening of the seven-day holiday.
Construction costs are rising not just for luxury properties, but also for mass market properties.
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Today, however, the gallery is under threat of demolition to make way for luxury housing and a 14-storey hotel.
Worries over slowing demand for luxury goods were heightened by a profits warning last month from handbag maker Mulberry.
When I was a kid, Cadillac was the standard for luxury cars in America.
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Today, the IRS issued Revenue Procedure 2013-21, which sets the annual depreciation limits for luxury autos.
The Mercedes-Benz brand stands for luxury, performance, and safety attributes that drivers instinctively feel when behind the wheel.
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Despite those high taxes, sales for luxury cars in China soared 30% in 2011, my firm estimates.
Tiffany is one of the US retailers most exposed to Japan's economy and appetite for luxury goods.
Demand for luxury hardwood is by no means the main cause of deforestation.
The stock market has consequently been cutting estimates for luxury sales and profits.
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Even for luxury goods, celebrating individualism with familiar Western notions like "what I want" and "how I feel" doesn't work in China.
Rather than symbolising Japan's apparently insatiable desire for luxury goods, however, this may have marked the start of its decline.
But despite the reputation for luxury some of the planes have been in need of a refit because of their age.
There is much to think about in this presentation of stock market valuations for luxury vs. daily goods producers in Japan.
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Losing control of their brand is the biggest risk for luxury firms expanding abroad or venturing into a new line of business.
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Partially because of those high consumption taxes, prices for luxury cars are often two or three times as much as in America.
"We talked about looking for real quality, for luxury that is not necessarily something you show, but something you feel, " Lemaire recalls.
In 2012 China will overtake Japan to become the world's largest market for luxury goods , according to the World Luxury Association.
At Dearborn, there seems to be no realization that the world is switching back to rear-wheel drive for luxury and performance models.
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