The humble but efficient station wagon — an automobile style also known as estates in the U.K., Kombis in Germany and breaks in France — has been steadily going out of style as SUVs and crossovers gobble up market share for the kind of cars that can comfortably fit a family. In 2017, 2.45 million station wagons were sold globally; as of 2025, that’s down to 1.39 million rolling off the lot, a decline of around 40 percent. Germany is the biggest market for them; there, about 15.1 percent of new cars sold are station wagons.
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