<P> However, the Cadillac CTS gave rise to its wagon counterpart, the 2010 CTS Sportwagon . Unlike European luxury wagons sold in North America, the CTS Sportwagon has almost as many trim levels as its sedan counterpart . The CTS wagon was discontinued in 2014 . Volvo reintroduced a large wagon to the US market with the 2016 V90, but only by special order </P> <P> European manufacturers often built two - door station wagons in the post-war period for the compact class, a practice that continued at Ford (amongst others) with its Escort Mark III well into the 1980s . By that time, manufacturers developed four - door models . In Europe, these vehicles remain popular and in volume production, although minivans (known in Europe as MPVs--multi-purpose vehicles) and the like have expanded into this market segment . As in North America, early station wagons were aftermarket conversions and had their new bodywork built with a wooden frame, sometimes with wooden panels, sometimes steel . Station wagons were the originators of fold down seats to accommodate passengers or cargo . </P> <P> Station wagons are generally called estate cars or simply estates in the United Kingdom . The term shooting - brake, a term for an original hunting vehicle, came to be known synonymously with station wagon and were also custom built as modified luxury coupés with an estate car - like back . They generally retain two side doors . Until the early 1960s many of them were built with structural wooden rear frames, making them some of the most expensive and luxurious "woodies" ever built . </P> <P> Most small cars produced in the UK from the 1950s until the 1980s had Estate versions, some of which were also used as small delivery vans minus the rear windows . By the mid-1950s most British car manufacturers offered at least one estate model . Manufacturers often chose a specific model name to apply to all their estate cars as a marketing exercise--for example Austin used the Countryman name and Morris estates were called Travellers . The famous wood - framed Morris Minor Traveller was produced from 1952 to 1971 and larger Morris Oxford Travellers were produced during the same time, initially also with wood - framed bodies but in five - door all - steel form from 1957 . Some British estate cars were closely derived from existing commercial van models--such as the Austin A30 / 35 Countryman and the Hillman Husky while the Morris Travellers, the Austin Cambridge Countryman and the Standard Ten Companion were bespoke . One of the smallest estate cars ever made was the two - door Countryman / Traveller version of the Mini, initially available with or without (purely cosmetic) wood framing for the rear body--an option that was dropped in 1970 when the model was revised to become the more upmarket Mini Clubman Estate, which stayed in production until 1980 . </P>

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