While the station-wagon market was going down and made room for a new generation of crossovers, Toyota insisted on building the Corolla Wagon and facelifted it in 2004.

The ninth generation of the Corolla was available in a few body shapes: a three and five-door hatchback, a station wagon, and an MPV.

Toyota introduced the eighth generation of the Corolla in 1995 and planed a refresh for the lineup in 1999, and the wagon received some updates as well.

Already famous for their great reliability and excellent value for money, the Corolla range was updated in 1997.