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ACCORDING to any industry talking head the SUV is killing the sedan and particularly in premium circles.
But just like how Miley Cyrus thundered down from the ceiling, the new BMW 5 Series and Mercedes-Benz E-Class have come in like wrecking balls, while this month the new Porsche Panamera has clasped on for some carnage, too.
In the $100,000-plus upper large car class, Panamera sales have near-doubled – from 36 in mid-2016 to 65 by mid-this year – while now hounding the quickly declining BMW 7 Series (97 sales) and S-Class (80 units).
Jaguar is focusing on its F-Pace, which nabbed 783 sales in the first half of this year; while XE, XF, XJ and F-Type managed 684 units between them.
So, do brands with fancy new SUV models care if the sedan is dead? At least for some German marques it’s a case of long live the sedan.
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