Tag Archives: Minivans

Report: The Volkswagen Routan will be no more after 2013, no replacement planned as VW focuses on SUVs/crossovers

Say goodbye to the Volkswagen Routan. Not that it would truly be missed much, as it was just a gussied up and rebadged Chrysler/Dodge Town and Caravan thing. AutomotiveNews reported that Volkswagen will be dropping the Routan after the 2013 model year, despite the People’s Car maker reporting an annual sales rate of 45,000 units [...]

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2014 Honda Odyssey NYIAS

2013 New York: The 2014 Honda Odyssey gives parents a piece of mind w/ world’s first in-car vacuum

Mothers, fathers, and nannies, rest your souls, for the new 2014 Honda Odyssey brought something unique to the rest of the soccer mom hodgepodge at this year’s New York International Show. No more do you have to worry about in-car dry spills and messes from the little ones as the 2014 Honda Odyssey introduced the [...]

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2014 Honda Odyssey Touring Elite

2013 New York: Honda shares details on updated 2014 Odyssey for New York, to feature world’s first in-car vacuum

Honda seized the moment on the eve before the official press days of the 2013 New York Auto Show to showcase the updated 2014 Odyssey minivan on the Internet. And while the new Odyssey does benefit from a minor facelift, it seeks to be a first by featuring the world’s first in-car vacuum system. So [...]

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Honda confirms updated Odyessy and production 2014 Acura MDX for New York

Honda has officially announced that they’ll be showcasing a newly updated 2014 Odyssey minivan while their subsidiary confirmed that the production version of the all-new 2014 Acura MDX will be unveiled at this year’s New York International Auto Show. Click here for our original post on the 2013 Acura MDX Prototype from the 2013 Detroit [...]

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Report: Chrysler still undecided on which brand will get the next minivan

Chrysler takes minivans very seriously – and they should since the segment rescued the automaker from the brink of collapse in 1983 and continued to bring in million in profits by leading the market for decades in a segment that surpassed 1 million units for 12 years. A new report by the Detroit Free Press [...]

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Volkswagen Routan

Report: Volkswagen will resume Routan production in 2013

Volkswagen has killed any rumors that its Routan minivan will end production. Last week, Volkswagen told Bloomberg that it was undecided whether to continue assembling the Routan, which is produced by Chrysler at its Windsor, Ontario plant. Volkswagen is now saying that production of the Chrysler-built minvan will resume by summer 2013. Volkswagen spokesman Scott [...]

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2013 Chrysler Town and Country S Front View

2013 Chrysler Town and Country S price starts at $32,990

The Chrysler brand has decided to add the capital letter ‘S’ to the end of its Town and Country minivan giving it more style than ever. The new Chrysler Town and Country S minivan now joins the top-of-the-line S versions of  200 and 300 sedans with a nice monotone and dark exterior and interior trim along [...]

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2014 Ford Transit Connect Wagon Inside Shot

2014 Ford Transit Connect Wagon carries 7-passengers, expected to hit 30 mpg hwy

Ford has announced its brand new first 7-passenger people mover that is expected to break the 30 mpg highway barrier with the new Transit Connect Wagon. “Transit Connect Wagon gives young families and people on the go the fun-to-drive and efficient vehicle they’ve been looking for,” said Mark Fields, Ford’s President of The Americas. “It’s [...]

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2013 Kia Carens Trunk Arrangement

2012 Paris: Kia unveils all-new 2013 Carens for Europe

Kia pulled the sheets off of its latest crossover today, called the 2013 Kia Carens. The Carens was actually sold as the Rondo here in the United States for a brief three years between 2007 and 2010. However, because of declining sales that never recovered, Kia pulled the Rondo from the US Domestic Market and [...]

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2013 Kia Carnes Interior

2013 Kia Carnes minivan is the new Rondo

Kia has released the first pictures of its Carnes minivan ahead of its 2012 Paris Motor Show debut on Sept. 27. The all-new 2013 Kia Carnes is basically a replacement to the Rondo that was on sale in the United States until 2010. “The new Carens builds on the family-friendly versatility and functionality of its [...]

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