Editing Station wagon (section)

==== 1970 to 1990: Competition from minivans ====
[[File:Plymouth Reliant station wagon (6637664679).jpg|thumb|1986–1988 [[Plymouth Reliant]] station wagon]]

The popularity of the station wagon—particularly full-size station wagons—in the United States was blunted by increased fuel prices caused by the [[1973 oil crisis]].<ref name="www.stationwagon.com" /><ref name="www.theatlantic.com" /> Then, in 1983, the market for station wagons was further eroded by the [[Chrysler minivans#First generation (1984-1990)|Chrysler minivans]], based on the [[Chrysler K platform|K platform]].<ref name="www.coolridesonline.net" /><ref name="nytimes.com">{{cite news|url= https://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/29/automobiles/autoreviews/29WHEEL.html?pagewanted=1&_r=2 |newspaper=The New York Times |title=The Wagon of Cadillacs |first=Joe |last=Lorio |date=27 November 2009 |access-date=7 March 2012 }}</ref> While the K platform was also used for station wagon models (such as the [[Plymouth Reliant]] and [[Dodge Aries]]), the [[minivan]] would soon eclipse them in popularity. 

The [[CAFE standards]] provided an advantage to minivans (and later SUVs) over station wagons because the minivans and SUVs were classified as trucks in the United States and, therefore subject to less stringent fuel economy and emissions regulations. Station wagons remained popular in Europe<ref>{{cite news |url= https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2003/nov/6/20031106-092341-2096r/ |first=Russ |last=Heaps |title=Europe's station wagons flourish |newspaper=The Washington Times |date=6 November 2003 |access-date=28 August 2022}}</ref> and in locations where emissions and efficiency regulations did not distinguish between cars and light trucks.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.pewclimate.org/docUploads/Fuel%20Economy%20and%20GHG%20Standards_010605_110719.pdf |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20161031090943/http://www.pewclimate.org/docUploads/Fuel%20Economy%20and%20GHG%20Standards_010605_110719.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-date=2016-10-31 |title=Comparison of passenger vehicle economy and greenhouse gas emission standards around the world |last1=An |first1=Feng |last2=Sauer |first2=Amanda |work=Pew Center on Global Climate Change |date=December 2004 |access-date=15 January 2013 }}</ref>