- The Chrysler plant at Windsor (Ontario), which assembles the Chrysler Town&Country minivan (called the "Voyager" on markets outside of NAFTA) and the Dodge Caravan, is reducing its manufacturing rates in order to adjust its production to the level of demand. The combined sales of the two minivan models assembled at Windsor fell 15% over the first two months of 2013.
- Globally, MPV production, which was nearly 1.2 million units in 2000 (including all manufacturers) fell almost by half over a ten-year period (650 000 units in 2012). This type of vehicles received strong competition from SUVs and crossovers, which are attracting increasing numbers of customers.
- GM and Ford have gradually abandoned the MPV category. Today, only three manufacturers continue to produce them in North America: Chrysler (the Voyager, the Caravan), Honda (the Odyssey) and Toyota (the Sienna).
- In Europe, the production of MPVs like the Voyager has experienced the same phenomenon (the E segment, which includes the Renault Espace, VW Sharan, Ford Galaxy, etc.), with a production level that fell nearly 40% from 2000 to 2012. However, the volumes are not comparable to the NAFTA zone's volumes, as European production in 2012 was 170 000 units.
