But lights and crisp design aren't going to sell a limousine in a miniscule
segment of the new car market where, frankly, anything other than an S - Class is still seen as a brave choice.
You wouldn't think virtues like that would sell a supermini — a
part of the new car market fuelled by fashionable style and colourful originality.
The rapid growth of the SUV segment, which Durheimer revealed is expanding at three times the
rate of the new car market as a whole, clearly hasn't escaped his attention and could be the catalyst for both a smaller SUV and sportier derivatives of the car we'll see later this year.
«The all - new Renault Megane wagon and sedan enable us to broaden our offer in one of the largest and most competitive
segments of the new car market,» said Renault Australia managing director Justin Hocevar.
Although they still only represent a small
part of the new car market, ultra-luxury sports utility vehicles continue to be popular for buyers with the means.
Light trucks were only 10 % of the car market in 1980, but in recent years (with SUVs, which are classified as light trucks) about 50 %
of the new car market.
With so many car makers offering a considerable array of models nowadays, it's perhaps unsurprising to know that there are several segments
of the new car market that are genuinely and fiercely competitive.