Since the late 1990s, Japanese and German brands have sold the most luxury-type cars in the United States. However, the market was changing with an ever greater acceptance of smaller, more efficient imported luxury brands while at the same time the domestic manufacturers were downsizing their models with product decisions that backfired on quality and brand respect. In 1990, American luxury brands dominated with Cadillac selling over a quarter-million cars and Lincoln had its best year ever at 231,660 units. In the early 1950s GAZ joined with the somewhat smaller "Chaika" model range.
In the Soviet Union, the manufacturer ZiL (then called Zis) began producing representational limousines in the mid-1930s. Following World War II, Germany rose to become an export powerhouse, building on success with the Mercedes-Benz brand, later joined by BMW, which acquired Rolls-Royce Motor Cars, as well as Volkswagen that controls Audi, Porsche, Bentley, Lamborghini, and Bugatti brands. Pre World War II intermediate car manufactures like Renault, Fiat, Opel, Lancia, Škoda, Riley, Praga, Peugeot, Hillman, Tatra made luxury cars but were forced to make economy cars and superminis post World War II. In 2014, Citroën introduced DS Automobiles sub-brand to market luxury cars. In the 2010s, some French manufacturers have attempted to develop luxury cars, however the lack of a historical legacy has hindered these efforts. The Maserati-powered Citroën SM and the Citroën C6 were arguably the last domestic French luxury cars.
After World War II, the French government used puissance fiscale tax regulations to encourage manufacturers to build cars with small engines, and French motorists to buy them. įrance was a leading producer of powerful luxury automobiles prior to World War II. Prior to World War II, a wide array of European producers made luxury cars, including Rolls-Royce, Bugatti, Delage, Delahaye, Talbot-Lago, Bentley, Alvis, Avions Voisin, Isotta Fraschini, Horch, Simson, Stoewer, Maybach, Mercedes-Benz, Hispano Suiza, Daimler Company, and Spyker.
The criteria for a vehicle to be considered "luxury" is not published. This system includes "Luxury" and "Luxury Elite" categories (along with "Premium" and "Premium Elite" categories).
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