Sentence examples for crossover segment from inspiring English sources

This is the awkwardly labeled crossover segment, a new niche in motordom.

The small crossover segment has boomed since the first — and thoroughly forgettable — Outlander came out.

Forget it, because MG's submission to the growing compact crossover segment has nothing at all to do with its fabled roadster.

Press materials noted that the JX's styling is meant to be a "bold alternative to the many flavors of vanilla dominating the three-row luxury crossover segment".

Americans bought 529,817 SUVs and crossovers in September – a 30% increase over September 2014 – so building an electric vehicle (EV) to fit the un-electrified large crossover segment seemed to make good sense for Tesla.

Because Mazda has chosen to aim the CX-5 at the heart of the compact crossover segment where it sees future growth, it has discontinued the CX-7, which straddled the small and midsize crossover segments.

What they didn't say: Until Monday, Audi was the only German luxury brand without an entry in the super-lucrative compact-crossover segment.

In contrast to dealers' fixation on the Escalade, De Nysschen's focus was on bringing to market midsize and compact SUVs or crossovers, segments that paid huge dividends for Audi, BMW and Mercedes-Benz, but where Cadillac didn't compete at the time of his hiring.

Luxury automakers (some of whom, like Porsche, seemed like they would never build an SUV) are staging a dogfight in the crossover SUV segment, which produces vehicles that are mid-sized, less truck-like, and more geared toward performance.

A few of them – particularly Fiat Chrysler Automotive's Dodge Journey and the Jeep Compass and Patriot – are inarguably inferior to other models in the crowded crossover SUV segment, mainly because of their dated designs, while others – like the Acura RLX, Cadillac ATS and Infiniti Q50 luxury sedans – wind up on the list simply because there are better choices out there for the money.

"The success of CX-5 has good implications for Mazda in the compact crossover SUV segment," said Jonathan Mandanici, an analyst for car-shopping website Edmunds.com.