Also interesting to note that while car sales in the US declined steeply in '07 and '08, they are slated to have a consecutive record sales year in 2013, possib

Also interesting to note that while car sales in the US declined steeply in '07 and '08, they are slated to have a consecutive record sales year in 2013, possibly surpassing the record year of 2005. [1] In the last 5 years, many manufacturers have had substantial YoY growth - the luxury segment had 13.4% YoY growth in 2012. [2] [1] http://editorial.autos.msn.com/blogs/autosblogpost.aspx?post=c513806f-7431-4cfc-ad23-95694aa2677d http://editorial.autos.msn.com/blogs/autosblogpost.aspx?post... [2] http://www.motorauthority.com/news/1081451_bmw-tops-u-s-luxury-auto-sales-in-2012 http://www.motorauthority.com/news/1081451_bmw-tops-u-s-luxu...