Though crossovers and SUVs continued to be a dominant force in April 2015 auto sales, an interesting set of statistics from Cars.com shows that buyers haven't yet given up on the venerable station wagon. The fastest-selling car in April was the 2015 Volkswagen Golf Sportwagen, while the (admittedly crossover-like) 2015 Subaru Outback wagon was the fifth fastest-selling car.

In its second month on sale in the U.S., Volkswagen's new long-roof version of the Golf only stayed on the lot for an average of just 9 days before getting snapped up by a practical-minded shopper. This high demand made for a total of 1,228 sales for the Sportwagen bodystyle, which joined the Golf lineup this year to replace its predecessor that wore a Jetta Sportwagen nameplate.

Volkswagen of America president and CEO Michael Horn told us last year that he expected the new Golf Sportwagen to eventually outsell the standard Golf hatchback, which sold 1,739 units in April (not including the GTI performance version). Given the strong early results for the Golf wagon, this claim seems achievable, especially once the all-wheel-drive-equipped Volkswagen Golf Sportwagen Alltrack joins the lineup sometime next year. The old Volkswagen Jetta Sportwagen consistently outsold the standard Golf hatchback, posting 19,519 sales in 2014 to the Golf's 15,941.

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The 2015 Subaru Outback, which has standard all-wheel drive, has also enjoyed strong demand as of late, staying on the lot for only 12 days. Year-to-date sales are up 21.3 percent over this time in 2014, a more significant gain than the Subaru Forester crossover, which is up 9.9 percent YTD through April (the Outback was redesigned for 2015 while the Forester was redesigned for 2014).

Both of these wagons were significantly ahead of the industry average of 53 days on the lot, though crossovers, SUVs, and trucks made up the majority of Cars.com's list of 23 fastest-selling cars. Stay tuned to see if Volkswagen and Subaru can sustain the level of interest for their respective station-wagon offerings.