For some auto makers, luxury SUVs were the first SUV models they produced.
Notable as Volvo's first SUV model, the styling of the XC90 remained true to the concept.
This took the license production of two SUV models, marketed under the brand name Katay Gonow.
The SUV models generated higher-profit-margins than ordinary automobiles, and automakers introduced new luxury models during the late 1990s.
This designation makes the S6 the first Chinese domestic SUV model with a five-star safety rating.
Subsequently, the division added sedan, coupé, convertible, and SUV models.
The SUV model will be made 300 units in 2012 by Valmet Automotive.
Audi has since unveiled a third SUV model, the Q3, going on sale in the 3rd quarter of 2011.
The modern compact SUV models were introduced in 1983.
Other SUV models in its class had no issues passing the test.