Frontal view of the 2018 Mercedes-AMG GLC 63 as it is displayed at the 2017 New York International Auto Show in New York City, U.S. April 12, 2017. REUTERS/Brendan Mcdermid

Mercedes-Benz outsold BMW in the US luxury-car market for a second consecutive year in 2017.
The company’s success is due in part to its robust lineup of SUVs, which American buyers have been snapping up en masse in recent years.
It’s not all bad news for BMW, though. The automaker recaptured the No. 2 spot among the best-selling luxury brands in the US, pushing Lexus to third place.
Audi and Jaguar Land Rover sales are also on the rise.

Mercedes-Benz held on to the No. 1 spot as the best-selling luxury automaker in the US, according to 2017 auto sales data released this week. The brand beat out BMW, which came in second, with Lexus taking third place.
Mercedes-Benz’s success is due in part to its focus on the SUV market. American buyers have largely shunned traditional four-door sedans in favor of crossovers and SUVs in recent years. Sales of light-duty trucks ? which include small, midsize, large, and luxury SUVs ? accounted for nearly 10.9 million of the 17.2 million vehicles sold in the US last year.
The current Mercedes-Benz lineup features seven different SUVs, ranging from the entry level GLA to the top-level G-Wagon. The G-Wagon, by the way, has been around since the 1970s. And more than 40 years on, it remains one of Mercedes-Benz’s best-selling trucks despite present...