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Volvo May Say Goodbye To S40 SedanTime is fast and the customers demand changes. The trend also changes as fast as how lightning strikes. This is the reason why some car makers are dropping some of their car models which are no longer selling. Just like what happened to Volvo which is reported to thinking about dropping their S40 off their line up. However the news deserves a little investigation. Volvo may have retained the S40 for three more years but it seems it will not be staying too long in the market. Volvo planned to retain the V50 in its line up while they are willing to give up the S40. Aside from this, they are not sure if they need those two more sedans which are the S80 and the midsize S60. These two car models are almost equal in size so they are also willing to include these two on the cars they are giving up. A source said, "This is one of many scenarios. Don't take it to the bank yet." Joe Phillippi of an automotive consulting firm AutoTrends, "It makes sense to consolidate because everyone else in the auto industry is consolidating.” "Volvo doesn't need three sedans. The new C30 can serve the purpose of attracting younger, less-affluent buyers than the S40 now does. It costs a lot of money to refresh a car like the S40 every five years, though at Volvo it's more like six years, and money is very important to Volvo and any eventual partner," Phillippi continues. "Any new partner may not want to invest the money it would take to support three sedans, which is a very expensive proposition," Phillippi finally said. So if ever you don’t see these three Volvo brands on their showrooms don’t wonder why. But I guess Volvo will do new sedan car for their brand.
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