Category Archives: Minivan

Filed under: Hybrid, Minivan/Van, Wagon, Europe, Hatchback, Ford, Toyota, Electric Ford dealers have started taking orders for the 2013 Ford C-Max Hybrid, the company announced today. The gas-electric hybrid will arrive later this year with a starting price of $25,995, … Continue reading →

Filed under: Minivan/Van, Sedan, Europe, Crossover, Chrysler, Dodge, Lancia, Fiat Fiat, in an attempt to make its purchase of Chrysler more profitable, has been marketing rebadged Dodge and Chrysler models in Europe with mixed results. Europeans apparently love the Fiat … Continue reading →

Filed under: Minivan/Van, Europe, Renault The current Renault Espace has been on the market since 2003. Next year that will make it ten years old, which is a long life cycle for any vehicle. But it’ll still be a few … Continue reading →

Filed under: Minivan/Van, Europe, Volkswagen, Misc. Auto Shows, Police/Emergency What you see here is an ambulance. It’s based on the Sharan, a van Volkswagen offers in certain overseas markets. We shall therefore call it the Sharanbulance. The Sharanbulance was recently … Continue reading →

Filed under: Minivan/Van, Government/Legal, Safety, Chrysler, Dodge Chrysler has already sold over 84,000 minivans this year, but an unfortunate few were built with defective liftgate sensors. The 471 vehicles with the bad parts include both Chrysler Town & Country and … Continue reading →

Filed under: Minivan/Van, Plants/Manufacturing, Kia, South Korea The minivan segment has grown from fiercely competitive to downright cut-throat. With fairly new iterations of vehicles like the Toyota Sienna, Honda Odyssey, Dodge Grand Caravan and Chrysler Town & Country, formerly acceptable … Continue reading →

Filed under: Budget, Minivan/Van, Etc., Government/Legal, Work, Nissan John Liu, New York City comptroller, has said he won’t register the contract for a fleet of new Nissan taxis until every last one is made wheelchair accessible. There are currently just … Continue reading →

Filed under: Aftermarket, Minivan/Van, Etc., Technology, Volkswagen, UK, Specialty Few automakers do camper vans quite so well as Volkswagen. From factory additions to aftermarket conversions, models like the Transporter seem perfect for on-the-go living. Now a company in the UK … Continue reading →

Filed under: Minivan/Van, Government/Legal, Safety, Ford If you are still stuck driving a prematurely rusty 2004 Ford Freestar or Mercury Monterey minivan, you have our deepest sympathies. But for all your suffering, you might still gain some small measure of … Continue reading →

Filed under: Minivan/Van, Europe, Work, Hatchback, Misc. Auto Shows, UK, Fiat There’s little doubt that commercial vehicles are almost as vital to an automaker’s sales figures as passenger vehicles are, and to that end many have dedicated commercial vehicle operations. … Continue reading →