Times have changed as well. Going back to Volvo, they use to be a little car company that once made a few cars for a small market so they then wanted to make a better product. They've grown over the years and now, especially being that Ford owns them, have begun to have all the problems of the other larger car companies.
I still think they make a few decent cars (no, not all models) but they aren't what they use to be and never will be again.
One has to decide what car they want and weigh out the pros and cons of each but I highly doubt that "the perfect car company" in the eyes of most car owners today exists.