Dodge definitively stops production of the Caravan minivan
- Dodge, a subsidiary of the Fiat-Chrysler Group, ceased production of its Caravan and Grand Caravan MPVs in September 2017. The origins of this model date back to 2008, but the first MPV Dodge Caravan was launched in 1983, at the same time as the now non existent Plymouth Voyager and Chrysler Town & Country. These three models were the first true minivans in modern history and were very successful, with high volumes , before, in the 2000s, succumbing to the inexorable competition of Japanese minivans (Toyota Sienna, Honda Odyssey, Nissan Quest) followed by that of SUVs and other crossovers of all nationalities.
- The production of Dodge / Plymouth / Chrysler minivans decreased from 700,000 units in 1999 (a record number for all three models) to 370,000 in 2007 and 120,000 in 2017. And according to the FCA Product Plan published by Inovev on October 16, 2017, no new minivan is expected at Dodge before 2022, which means that the brand has definitively abandoned this type of product.
- This is a radical change in the positioning of the Dodge brand, since the Caravan minivan was until recent years one of its best-selling models. The future of the brand will rest mainly on its sedans (Charger), its coupes (Challenger) and SUVs (Journey, Durango).
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