That is one way to clear excess luxury-car inventory.    From Wordnik.com.  [Overheard] Reference

That pushed luxury-car maker Lexus to a No. 3 ranking.    From Wordnik.com.  [Ford and GM Show] Reference

In 1950 it had roughly 75 percent of the luxury-car market.    From Wordnik.com.  [How The Wsj Is Like Jell-O] Reference

Mercedes is overtaking its historical luxury-car rival, BMW.    From Wordnik.com.  [Air France-KLM's Chief Needs] Reference

Through July of this year, the luxury-car share is down to 15.6%.    From Wordnik.com.  [Auto Makers Rethink Luxury Lines] Reference

Still, plenty of luxury-car makers have failed at moving downmarket.    From Wordnik.com.  [A Smooth Ride] Reference

But rear-drive has been uncommon outside of the luxury-car realm over the past decade.    From Wordnik.com.  [Pontiac's Return to Oz] Reference

The results represent the latest sign that a recovery in the luxury-car segment is firming up.    From Wordnik.com.  [Daimler's Optimism Increases] Reference

Bloomberg News Daimler's results indicate that a recovery in the luxury-car sector is firming up.    From Wordnik.com.  [Daimler's Optimism Increases] Reference

But their preference for powerful sedans underscores their support for Germany's luxury-car makers.    From Wordnik.com.  [Long Drive Ends in Car Trouble for German Minister] Reference

Meanwhile, luxury-car makers say they expect China's booming market for upscale autos to keep growing.    From Wordnik.com.  [Ford's Fiesta to Kick Off Global Sales Effort] Reference

Purchasing Jaguar and Land Rover will give the company technological know-how and luxury-car expertise.    From Wordnik.com.  [Tata Deal Won't] Reference

To puff up profits, luxury-car makers are putting their hood ornaments on some unusual models these days.    From Wordnik.com.  [DUDE WHERE'S MY BENZ?] Reference

The German luxury-car maker also reported full-year profit growth and gave an optimistic outlook for 2008.    From Wordnik.com.  [Daimler Scores Profit on Its Own] Reference

Volvo Cars, once a Swedish luxury-car powerhouse, has become little more than Ford Motor Co. 's problem child.    From Wordnik.com.  [Volvo Strives to Refashion Itself] Reference

The same is true in a sector that has been very badly affected by the financial downturn: the luxury-car market.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Return of Luxury] Reference

BMW, the world's largest luxury-car maker by sales, said sales fell 13% from a year earlier to 105,220 vehicles.    From Wordnik.com.  [Luxury-Car Sales Fell in June; Demand Seen for New Models] Reference

The world's No. 2 luxury-car maker, Mercedes-Benz, saw sales come in at 53,900 cars, down 35% from a year earlier.    From Wordnik.com.  [Luxury-Car Makers Suffer] Reference

In past economic slumps, luxury-car makers have withstood the downturn better than their mass-market counterparts.    From Wordnik.com.  [Luxury Cars Sit As Both Money, Mood Slip Away] Reference

He and other members of the families that founded luxury-car maker Porsche have at least 31% of Volkswagen's votes.    From Wordnik.com.  [As Volkswagen takes the wheel,] Reference

In the late 1980s luxury-car shoppers were excited by the impending arrival of the first high-end sedans from Toyota.    From Wordnik.com.  [Selecting a High-Performance Sedan] Reference

Historically, the luxury-car segment has been less affected by economic downturns than the rest of the auto industry.    From Wordnik.com.  [Luxury-Car Sales Remain Weak] Reference

The weak luxury-car market isn't isolated to North America as economies from Japan to Germany are in or near recession.    From Wordnik.com.  [Luxury Cars Sit As Both Money, Mood Slip Away] Reference

Among global auto makers, German luxury-car maker BMW AG also produces a car that can run on either hydrogen or gasoline.    From Wordnik.com.  [Mazda Unveils Dual-Fuel Car] Reference

Still, winning over Chinese luxury-car buyers and turning them into loyal customers requires going to some unusual lengths.    From Wordnik.com.  [Luxury-Car Battle Moves to China] Reference

A recent incentive by the German government revived demand mostly for small cars, leaving luxury-car makers out in the cold.    From Wordnik.com.  [Porsche Chooses the China Road] Reference

Leases make up a big chunk of the business of luxury-car makers like BMW AG, but they also benefit from strong resale values.    From Wordnik.com.  [GM, Ford Scale Back] Reference

The day's stronger dollar aided exporters such as mobile-handset maker Nokia, up 3.7%, and luxury-car maker Daimler, up 2.9%.    From Wordnik.com.  [Lafarge rises on results;] Reference

In the past year or so, several dealership chains have begun giving their luxury-car showrooms multimillion-dollar makeovers.    From Wordnik.com.  [Luxury-Car Sellers Put on the Ritz] Reference

But Audi, the luxury-car brand owned by Volkswagen AG, said the auto-industry downturn will take a toll on earnings this year.    From Wordnik.com.  [Audi Tempers Outlook After a Strong '08] Reference

The discussions are a recognition by the German luxury-car rivals that they need larger economies of scale to bolster profits.    From Wordnik.com.  [BMW-Mercedes Discuss Tie-Up] Reference

Porsche aims to benefit by teaming up with VW on purchasing and research and development, helping the luxury-car maker to reduce costs.    From Wordnik.com.  [Porsche Chooses the China Road] Reference

The world's second-best-selling luxury-car maker, Daimler's Mercedes-Benz unit, sold 98,500 cars in March, down 18% from a year earlier.    From Wordnik.com.  [Luxury Cars] Reference

The top end of the luxury-car market is down 40 percent this year — even worse than the overall automotive business, which is off about 30 percent.    From Wordnik.com.  [A Porsche to Fit the Whole Family] Reference