Even Jaguar Sees an SUV Boom Coming

Jaguar's striking C-X17 crossover is just a concept now, but it could get built soon. Photo credit: Jaguar.

It's arguably the hottest segment in the auto business: "Crossovers," those SUV-like vehicles built on car-like platforms, have become a global craze. From tiny, inexpensive entries like Ford's (NYSE: F) EcoSport to luxurious and expensive entries from Porsche and others, crossovers are huge business right now.

Mercedes-Benz showed off a concept crossover called the GLA this week. Photo credit: Mercedes-Benz.

The auto show season kicked off this week in Frankfurt, Germany, and as Fool contributor John Rosevear explains in this video, SUVs and crossovers werethe big theme -- as nearly every automaker seemed to have new entries on the way.

The Lexus LF-NX is the Toyota brand's entry into the white-hot premium compact crossover space. Photo credit: Lexus.

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