Volvo Wants To Reinvent The Station Wagon

We can't help but notice that Volvo has been having an on-and-offrelationship with the station wagonbody style. On the one hand, it acknowledges that wagons are a deep part of its history with the 850R being a solid ambassador on the racetrack during the late '90s and the 240 GL garnering a reputation of being one of the most bulletproof cars in automotive history.

On the other hand, it is no secret that the SUV market has completely dwarfed the wagon niche. That's exactly why company boss Hakan Samuelsson expressed that, as the Swedish brandtransitions into an all-electric future, the Volvo wagon as we know it will die. In the USA, the svelte V60 and V90 wagons have already beentaken off the floorsas the XC crossover range aggressively dominates their market share.

在这之后,Samuelsson added that Volvo had plans to consolidate its wagon range with products that are better suited for the current market. Thanks to insider information sourced byAutocar, we now have some idea of what this may be. It's apparent that the upcomingVolvo XC60replacement will employ a wagon-inspired body style with SUV proportions, as hinted by theConcept Recharge design study.

Volvo's full EV soft launch, consisting of cars such as the C40 Recharge, has reflected some positive results as the new line returneda promising market sharein its global sales for March 2022. The brand anticipates that by 2025, EV sales will increase from 9% to 50%, bolstered by the arrival of the new XC90 scheduled for a release later this year.