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Volkswagen changes Golf's name back to Rabbit

When practically everybody in the car business abandoned hatchbacks as if they were infected with some sort of bird flu, Volkswagen stubbornly stuck to the design with its Golf.

That was fine in Europe, where people love the wagon-like utility and practicality. But it didn't help much in the United States, where buyers traditionally favored notchback cars with conventional trunks..

Read more about the Volkswagen Rabbit.

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