While so-called crossover utility vehicles - those with SUV bodies and automobile chassis - continue to command increasing market share, sales of new full-size cars surged upward last year, spurred by the success of several new models and introduction of others.
While some full-size cars are classified as "family cars" because of their size and price - Buick's LaCrosse and the Dodge Charger are examples, much of the growth has come in the luxury, large, and upscale brackets. That's where the big Cadillacs and BMWs roam, along with Lexus and Infiniti, Lincoln's Town Car and Chrysler 300, plus the ever-present Mercedes.
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