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Wagons face an uphill climb in U.S.

The stationwagon was once the all-American family-hauler -- in 1976, wagons accounted for 10 percent of U.S. sales. In 1983, "National Lampoon's Vacation" poked fun at the huge Ford LTD Country Squire, right, with the Wagon Queen Family Truckster, left.
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By:
Nick Gibbs
July 04, 2016 05:00 AM

Could the predicted expansion of the U.S. hatchback market mean that its dowdier cousin, the station wagon, is also on its way back?

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