LISTEN: Volvo Begins Ditching Sedans and Wagons
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They\\u2019re calling it a \\u201cconsolidation\\u201d but what it amounts to illustrates the massive shift in consumer auto preferences that\\u2019s taken place over the last few decades.
Autocar UK is reporting that Volvo has killed sedans and wagons in the UK, as slumping sales in those models have led the Swedish automaker to a crossover- and SUV-only offering.
If you look back at Volvo, it\\u2019s fair to say that the company likes to strike when the iron is hot. When its competitors were revealing longer and slower timelines as they dipped a toe into the fully electric market, Volvo went all in: committing to be an electric-only company by 2030.
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