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2009 Tokyo Show: Mitsubishi iMiEV Cargo

Posted October 21 2009 02:40 PM by Sam Smith

Because everyone needs to haul stuff. Even Oompa Loompas.

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2009 CHICAGO AUTO SHOW: Ford Transit Connect Goes to the Dogs

Posted February 11 2009 10:38 AM by Joe DeMatio

Ford's Transit Connect utility van finally makes the trip across the pond. At the 2009 Chicago Auto Show, Ford unveils five Transit Connects specially modified for five very different needs, including a nonprofit...

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2009 Renault Kangoo Be-Bop

Posted October 1 2008 07:04 AM by Evan McCausland

If the Renault Avantime wasn't proof enough that the French like quirky minivans, here's further evidence: the 2009 Renault Kangoo Be-Bop, which premieres at this week's Paris motor show.

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Nissan NV200 Concept Will Enter Production

Posted September 29 2008 01:07 PM by Automobile Staff

We'd forgotten about the quirky little NV200 concept Nissan showed at the 2007 Tokyo motor show, but we've just learned the compact van will, in fact, be entering production.

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Fiat gives a Sneak Peek of Fiorino Qubo Before Paris Motor Show

Posted September 12 2008 06:30 AM by Automobile Staff

As automotive enthusiasts wait eagerly for the Paris motor show next month, Fiat is already releasing photos of its Fiorino Qubo. Called a "free space" vehicle, the small multi-purpose vehicle can fit five people and is...

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Chrysler Idles St. Louis Minivan Plant

Posted July 1 2008 01:11 PM by Evan McCausland

Workers responsible for building the Dodge Grand Caravan and Chrysler Town & Country in St. Louis, Missouri, received notice that, come October, their jobs would “indefinitely” be suspended.

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London May Replace Taxis with Mercedes Vans

Posted June 20 2008 07:55 AM by Evan McCausland

Could London's ubiquitous Black Cab soon be replaced with Mercedes-Benz vans? If EcoCity Vehicles, a British firm involved in taxi preparation, has its way, the answer is yes.

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Super Mover

Joe Lorio's Adventure in a 26-foot long U-Haul

Posted June 16 2008 09:38 AM by Automobile Staff

It went about as well as can be expected, and it was still a nightmare.

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1500 miles with my family in our Four Seasons Chrysler Town & Country minivan

Posted June 3 2008 10:48 AM by Automobile Staff

I do not have children, but I am not embarrassed by minivans. So, when my niece Sarah DeMatio-Hodges was set to graduate from osteopathic medical school in Kirksville, Missouri, Automobile Magazine's Four Seasons Chrysler...

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Aston Martin Makes a Van?

Posted May 22 2008 01:19 AM by Marc Noordeloos

It’s black and features lots of leather inside. Sure, it could be an Aston Martin but it has seating for six and uses the diesel pump at the filling station. Yes, I know, it’s just a boring Mercedes Viano but with the...

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Sign Me Up for a Ford S-Max

Posted May 19 2008 10:03 AM by Evan McCausland

I'm easily suckered by both friends and automobiles - which may explain why I agreed to attend the 2008 Detroit auto show with a group of pals after I'd spent three eight-hour days there during press week.

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Photo of the Day

The new Kia/Peterbilt minivan tractor hybrid

Posted May 15 2008 07:52 AM by Rusty Blackwell

We're not quite sure what's more awesome--the scratched Peterbilt badge over this Kia Sedona's grille badge, or the Jolly Roger license plate with a stylish barbed-wire frame.

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