Volkswagen says it will drop both the Golf SportWagen and Golf Alltrack models from its lineup.
Volkswagen Golf Sportwagen Alltrack seen at the New York International Auto Show at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center in New York. VolkswagenThe move announced Wednesday comes as a major blow to station wagons, a body style that was ubiquitous in the years when Baby Boomers were still in knee pants, but which has all but vanished in today's SUV-crazed market.
decided not to bring the new wagon version of its updated 3-Series to the U.S. this year, and Jaguar is widely expected to phase out its XF Sportbrake which got little momentum out of using the British term for wagon.Volkswagen had been intent on remaining in the segment but the sales numbers just couldn't support a sound business case.
"Consumers want utility vehicle and so, for the U.S. market, automakers are adding more of them while taking wagons away," said Stephanie Brinley, principle auto analyst with IHS Markit.
Suspicion that you might be the Griswalds made the station wagon untenable.