Minivans

The Buick GL8 is a minivan sold by General Motors' Buick division in China and was released in 2000. The GL8 is essentially a rebadged Pontiac Montana. The regular wheelbase GL8 is known as the GL8 2.5 while the extended wheelbase variant is called the GL8 Firstland. There are four trim levels available, called the LT, CT1, CT2, and GT (which is only available on the Firstland). The GL8 2.5 uses a 2.5 L V6 engine while the GL8 Firstland uses a 3.0 L V6. Many people tend to think the Buick Terraza was Buick's first minivan, since the GL8 is exclusively sold in the Chinese market. ...more on Wikipedia about "Buick GL8"

The Chevrolet Lumina APV was a minivan, produced by General Motors for the 1990 to 1996 model years. The Lumina APV was similar to the Pontiac Trans Sport and Oldsmobile Silhouette. ...more on Wikipedia about "Chevrolet Lumina APV"

The Chevrolet Uplander is a minivan from General Motors. It replaced both the Chevrolet Venture and Chevrolet Astro in the Chevrolet range for 2005. The same vehicle is similar to the Saturn Relay, Buick Terraza, and Pontiac Montana SV6. ...more on Wikipedia about "Chevrolet Uplander"

The Chevrolet Venture was a minivan marketed by General Motors from 1997 to 2005 model years. It replaced the Chevrolet Lumina APV. Visually identical minivans were also was sold in Europe as the Opel Sintra, and in the UK they were badged as a Vauxhall. Opel assisted in the development of the minivan as well. During the 2005 model year, the Venture was replaced by the similar Chevrolet Uplander. ...more on Wikipedia about "Chevrolet Venture"

The Chrysler Town and Country is a minivan marketed by DaimlerChrysler. The Town and Country was introduced in 1990, while its sister vehicles, the Dodge Caravan and Plymouth Voyager, were introduced in 1984. The first modern minivans, the Chrysler minivans are credited with creating the entire market segment for these vehicles. ...more on Wikipedia about "Chrysler Town and Country"

The Chrysler Voyager is a minivan marketed by DaimlerChrysler. In the United States, the Chrysler Voyager was produced from 2000 to 2003 as part of the discontinuation of the Plymouth brand. The Voyager was integrated into the Chrysler Town and Country's lineup for 2004. In Europe, the Voyager remains in production today. The first modern minivans, the Chrysler minivans are credited with creating the entire market segment for these vehicles. ...more on Wikipedia about "Chrysler Voyager"

The Daewoo Tacuma, also sold as the Chevrolet Tacuma and the Chevrolet Rezzo on European markets, is a compact minivan produced by GM Daewoo. It is a cross between a hatchback and a station wagon. ...more on Wikipedia about "Daewoo Tacuma"

The Dodge Caravan and Dodge Grand Caravan are minivans manufactured by DaimlerChrysler (they were sold by the Chrysler Corporation until 1998). They were introduced in 1983 for the 1984 model year along with sister model the Plymouth Voyager (née Chrysler Voyager). The first modern minivans, the Chrysler company minivans are credited with creating the entire market segment for these vehicles. ...more on Wikipedia about "Dodge Caravan"

The Ford Aerostar was Ford's first attempt at building a minivan, and was introduced as a 1986 model in mid- 1985. It was the first Ford program to use the automaker's present alphanumeric pre-production code name system, and was designated VN01. ...more on Wikipedia about "Ford Aerostar"

The Freestar is a minivan made by the Ford Motor Company. It replaced the Windstar for the 2004 model year. Although it is billed as "all new", it basically is an upgraded Windstar. The name change accommodates Ford's strategy to rename their cars to words beginning in F. The Freestar, along with its twin the Mercury Monterey are both made in Oakville, Ontario, Canada. ...more on Wikipedia about "Ford Freestar"

The Ford Windstar was a minivan produced and sold by the Ford Motor Company from 1995 to 2003. When it was introduced to the market, the Windstar was a replacement for the Ford's first minivan, the Aerostar, and for the 2004 model year it was replaced by the Freestar. All Windstars were built in Oakville, Ontario, Canada. ...more on Wikipedia about "Ford Windstar"

The Honda FR-V (Honda Edix in Japan) is a 6-seater compact minivan introduced by Honda in 2004. Alongside Fiat Multipla it is currently the only compact minivan with 3+3 seating configuration available on the European markets. ...more on Wikipedia about "Honda FR-V"

The Honda Odyssey is a minivan manufactured by Honda. ...more on Wikipedia about "Honda Odyssey"

The Entourage will be a minivan sold by Hyundai Motor Company in the North American market for the 2007 model year. It is based on the Kia Sedona, now in its second generation. The Entourage was cancelled in August of 2005, but resurrected in October without affecting its introduction date. ...more on Wikipedia about "Hyundai Entourage"

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The Hyundai Santamo, also known as Galloper Santamo is a minivan, built by Hyundai Precision & Ind. Co. between 1996 and 2003. It was a rebadged second generation Mitsubishi Chariot. ...more on Wikipedia about "Hyundai Santamo"

The Kia Carnival is a minivan produced by the Kia Motors company. It is known in the British Isles and North America as Kia Sedona. It has a base price starting at around US$20,000, which is lower than most competing minivans. It is available in the United States with a 3.5 L DOHC V6 engine producing 195 hp SAE (145 kW), and many other countries with a 2.9 L DOHC turbo Diesel, with 144 PS (142 hp SAE/106 kW). A 2.5 L V6 is available in some markets. A 5-speed manual transmission is standard for the smaller engines, with a 4-speed automatic transmission available as an optional. A 5-speed automatic is the only transmission in the U.S. market. ...more on Wikipedia about "Kia Carnival"

The Mazda MPV (also sold as the Efini MPV in Japan) is a minivan. It was introduced in 1989 as a rear wheel drive model and was replaced in 2000 with a more modern front wheel drive version. As of March 31, 2005, 950,051 MPV models had been sold worldwide since introduction. ...more on Wikipedia about "Mazda MPV"

The Premacy (called Mazda5 in some markets) is a small ( C-class) minivan from Mazda. The first generation Premacy was built in Japan and exported to Europe and Asia. A badge-engineered version was sold by Ford in a few Asian market (including Japan) as the Ford Ixion or Ford MAV. The second-generation is sold worldwide as the Mazda5. As of March 31, 2005, 285,258 Premacy and Mazda5 models had been sold worldwide since introduction. ...more on Wikipedia about "Mazda Premacy"

The 1993 Mercury Villager and Nissan Quest were the products of a joint venture between Ford Motor Company and Nissan. The goal was to produce a smaller and more stylish minivan to compete in the traditional minivan market. The vans debuted at the 1992 North American International Auto Show in Detroit. The two minivans differed only cosmetically and shared a Nissan engine. They were built in a Ford plant in Avon Lake, Ohio. ...more on Wikipedia about "Mercury Villager"

The Oldsmobile Silhouette, along with its siblings the Pontiac Trans Sport and Chevrolet Lumina APV, were a trio of minivans that débuted with radical styling in fall 1989 as 1990 models.

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The Plymouth Voyager and Plymouth Grand Voyager were minivans marketed by DaimlerChrysler (they were sold by the Chrysler Corporation until 1998). They were introduced in 1983, for the 1984 model year along with sister model the Dodge Caravan. The first modern minivans, the Chrysler minivans are credited with creating the entire market segment for these vehicles. ...more on Wikipedia about "Plymouth Voyager"

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The Montana is a minivan from the Pontiac division of General Motors. ...more on Wikipedia about "Pontiac Montana"

The Pontiac Trans Sport, along with its siblings the Chevrolet Lumina APV and Oldsmobile Silhouette, were a trio of minivans that débuted with radical styling in fall 1989 as 1990 models. ...more on Wikipedia about "Pontiac Trans Sport"

The Saturn Relay is a minivan from General Motors' Saturn brand. The Saturn and similar Buick Terraza are built alongside their Chevrolet and Pontiac sisters (the Chevrolet Uplander and Pontiac Montana) in Doraville, Georgia. This vehicle is the first Saturn without polymer side paneling. ...more on Wikipedia about "Saturn Relay"

The Toyota Previa is a minivan produced by Toyota Motor Corporation since 1990 and sold in two generations so far. It is the export version of the Toyota Estima minivan made for the Japanese market, and is sold in Australia as the Toyota Tarago. ...more on Wikipedia about "Toyota Previa"

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