Where did the Wagons go?

What I am writing about today is some what of a tragedy. The other day while I was at the Dallas Auto Show with my father and uncle, we noticed a shockingly low number of wagons that are available on the US market. I was able to count the number on my hands it is that small of a number. The largest shock is that the one company that is known around the world for making wagons, now only offers one version of one model. Since the Volvo V50 was launched back in 2004.5, it has had a good response because it was a small sport wagon that could compete with the VW Jetta wagon. Last year was the last year Volvo offered their larger estate wagon in the states. The V70 was a well built car and had great styling as well, the only reason the third generation sold so few numbers was the lack of options when it came to engine and drivetrain, it was only available in the 3.2L inline 6 cylinder and front wheel drive while in the rest of the world you could get the turbo 6 cylinder and a choice of FWD or AWD.

When Volvo launched the V60 back in October 2010, there was a lot of shock of what volvo created. Enthusiast in the US were really hoping that this new wagon would come to the states since the V70 isn't coming anymore. Due to speculations Volvo said that it would be coming sometime in 2012. While I was at the Auto Show, Volvo informed me that it will not be coming to the US. I think that people in the Volvo enthusiast community need to show Volvo that there is a need for the V60. I think that if there is enough people who want to purchase the V60, we might be able to change the mind of Volvo.