Announcing the launch of a premium mid-sized coupe in the more accessible D-segment in the near future, the LF-CC reinforces Lexus' commitment to create more engaging, inspirational vehicles through attractive design, a superior driving experience and advanced technologies.
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In general, Giuliani was much more unabashedly pro-Bush, attacking Kerry in a seven-minute segment of his speech and even saluting Vice President Dick Cheney.
Chevolet has launched one new hit product after another, with its Cruze, Sonic and now Spark small cars creating lots of conquest sales for Chevy in the small-car segment even as Equinox continues to perform well in the CUV category and Silverado holds its own in pick-up trucks as it moves toward a new version next year.
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More likely, their longer-term growth will bump up against the ceiling of a European market in which the contestable low-cost segment is smaller than it is in the U.S., and well-established packaged-tour operators and national-flag carriers can block deeper inroads into the leisure- and business-travel segments.
In the pre-filmed segment he reviewed designs sent in by children and recalled how he had enjoyed watching one of Blue Peter's past presenters reuse a detergent bottle to create a paintbrush holder.
Sales fell nearly 15 percent last year, and the CTS lost ground to the 5-Series and the Mercedes E-Class in the important midsize-luxury segment.
Its most popular model, the Chevy Beat, a mini-hatchback, only has around 6% market share in that entry-level segment.
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The orders signify the airline's long-term confidence in the Asian-Pacific premium segment despite an onslaught of budget carriers such as Malaysia's AirAsia Bhd.
In second-quarter 2012 in the Wireline segment, revenue growth for FiOS led to overall revenue growth among U.S. consumer customers.
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The large-cap and export-oriented companies will still do well, but the real opportunity is in the small-cap segment of emerging markets.
Afro-centric rap, gutter rap, jazzy rap and educational rap all in one 60-minute segment, I remember when you had to have skills to be put on as an emcee.
Sales in the so-called mini segment jumped by more than a third, while those in the supermini category rose 18%.
Competition in the single-serve coffee segment is expected to intensify further with many companies interested in grabbing a share of the growing market.
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Healthy sales in the WhiteWave-Alpro segment and cost containment efforts benefited the quarter.
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Most of the forecasted smartphone growth is expected in the value-priced segment.
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Indeed, the growth in the higher-end segment is helping fuel the pawn business as a whole, according to Marketdata Enterprises, a Tampa, Fla.
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Early on in 2011, it was clear there would be a new champion in the luxury-car segment, and it would be either BMW or Mercedes.
In the conflict-resolution segment, each spouse chooses an area of grievance from a list called the Inventory of Marital Problems, developed by psychologists in 1981.
In the luxury segment, Daimler-Benz has increased its stake in its partnership with the Tatas from 50% to 74%, despite the fact that its E-class Mercedes-Benzes are not doing well.
The bookseller said it saw rapid growth in content sales from its Nook e-reader segment and unexpected strength in its bookstores thanks to the strong sales of the trilogy by E.
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While price may not be as important in the high-end segment, trying to sell against established brands like Audi, Buick, Mercedes and BMW with a significant price disadvantage will be challenging.
"The new entrants, with their marketing and financing capabilities, are likely to add further impetus to growth in the small-car segment, " says Shripad Bhat, assistant director of the Association of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (AIAM).
"We see a stabilizing trend in the ultra-luxury segment, as high-net-worth buyers pursue the very best properties at opportunistic price points, " says Bill Fandel of Peaks Real Estate Sotheby's International Realty, who handled the sale of the Bootjack Ranch, via an e-mail.
In my world of packaged goods, attempts at segment-creating innovation in mature categories happen with frequency, and for sure, many fail.
In effect, the branded cereal would cede the most price-sensitive segment of the market to the own-label cereal, in the hope that the own-label firm will keep its prices up.
"We believe that we will continue to maintain our share in each technology segment of the mobile-systems market, " Ericsson said in its statement.
In the Wireline segment, FiOS customer growth in fourth-quarter 2012 was greater than in the prior two quarters, despite the disruption caused by Superstorm Sandy.
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After a disappointing set of Q3 results from FedEx last week driven by overcapacity in the international freight industry and an unfavorable volume-mix in the express package delivery segment, we have adjusted our price estimate for the company.
In the telecom segment, Corning expects fourth-quarter sales to decline in the range of 10% to 15%, the result of normal seasonality in the industry.
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