* Ford Motor Company's reinvention of the American station wagon just may be the closest thing yet to a true crossover.
Nineteen-ninety-nine was a pivotal year for the domestic automobile industry. For the first time in its history the Big 3 sold more light trucks than cars. The future of the large American sedan was looking bleak as more Americans were ditching cars in favor of more versatile SUVs and light trucks. That same year, Ford Motor Company initiated the Tall Sedan Program with the goal of reinventing the American sedan - creating a vehicle for people who needed more than just a car, loved what the minivan did for them but didn't really like the image and found true SUVs …
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