Freedom Volvo

Until the SUV and minivan came into the picture, Volvo, along with most other automotive companies, produced very successful and exceedingly popular station wagons

American car buyers have proven that they have a preference of SUV's and minivans over the station wagon.

But as Americans we still pine for the wagon to return. It shows in automotive trends: Look at all the hatchback variants of cars coming to the United States, especially ones like…

Volvo wants to be a contender, plain and simple. Geely, the newly appointed owners of Volvo, want an updated line of brand new Volvo vehicles to take on luxury car competition from auto makers like BMW.

In an interview with Reuters, Li Shufu, chairman of Zhejiang Geely Holding Group Co., said that Volvo will go up against the German premium brands with a competitive model in the full-sized, luxury sedan market.

"We want to make…