Chrysler, Honda, Nissan and Toyota betting on the old minivan comeback

There are signs that the minivan will be making a comeback and carmakers are only too eager to prepare for this scenario. Later this year or early in 2011, Chrysler Group, Toyota Motor Sales USA., American Honda Motor Co. and Nissan North America will be introducing new-generation vans to the market.

Edmunds has noticed a sudden increase in Web traffic for consumers researching minivans on its site. On any typical month, only 2 to 3% of consumers on the site check out minivans but in April, this number rose to nearly 5%. Ivan Drury, an Edmunds analyst, said that this represents a
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Whelan - 5/26/2010 10:22:37 AM

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So why do we have a picture of what looks to be a Ferrari 599 when the article is about minivans? At least give us some cheap photoshop paintbrush work of what a BMW minivan would look like. But maybe that is your follow-up article so we can get some BMW news on the floor today.

"BMW Ponders the Van market"

Whelan - 5/27/2010 9:53:41 AM

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The Sienna is nice and is the only one available with AWD. The Odyssey my brother owns currently and it's a nice mobile for the family. But they can get pricey. I've been in a T&C before (the new ones) and was not that impressed when compared up against my bro's 07 Odyssey. It just seems lacking in overall quality and finish.

Honda was the only one to continue it's ads with the van commercials showing all the old 70s vans with murals on them.

uaw_lax - 5/27/2010 12:25:01 PM

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Chrysler, Honda, Nissan and Toyota betting on the old minivan comeback



Wont happen to many great suv's with the same fuek mpg and they dont carry the stigmatism like minivans do.