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The Great Depression put many luxury car manufacturers out of business; others would hold on before going defunct during the postwar era. [citation needed] [44] [45] 1969 Cadillac Fleetwood Eldorado coupe. From 1946 until the late 1990s, Cadillac was the top-selling brand of luxury cars in the U.S., while Lincoln was second. [46]
The word "luxury" derives from the Latin verb luxor meaning to overextend or strain. From this, the noun luxuria and verb luxurio developed, "indicating immoderate growth, swelling, ... in persons and animals, willful or unruly behavior, disregard for moral restraints, and licensciousness", and the term has had negative connotations for most of its long history. [2]