As far as I know, no car makes in Europe offer this any more.

What happened way back in the midsts of time, when ABS was still pretty new, was that the systems were pretty crude by today's standards and it was still, in some extreme circumstances, better to let the wheels lock slightly when stopping at low speeds as this would allow a small wedge of snow to build up in front of the tyre and act as a chock when slowing. In doing so he car would come to a halt more quickly than if the ABS didn't let this happen.

Nowadays the systems are so much more sophisticated I guess this is deemed unnecessary. Indeed, I know some 4x4s (specifically the LR3/Disco' as I've driven one with this function) disengage the ABS if stopping below a certain speed to allow exactly this to happen.

Cheers,

Alan