Research
April 27, 2012
By Tricia Carr
German automakers Audi, BMW and Mercedes-Benz along with Toyota Corp.'s Lexus are among the top luxury brands searched by Internet users in China, according to the World Luxury Index report.
{"ct":"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","iv":"c659405635455f3123c9b6694d4fedcd","s":"03da0a948cf6f274"}
Share your thoughts. Click here