It has been mocked as a boxy wardrobe on wheels, and revered as a symbol of indestructible Swedish engineering. But 70 years after the launch of the first Volvo estate, the manufacturer has announced that its days transporting families and all their many possessions around Britain is coming to an end.
Volvo will no longer sell its estates or saloon cars in the UK, choosing to market only its SUVs. “The appetite for our saloon and estate models has fallen to very low levels in the UK, which has led to our decision to remove these models,” it said.
