Sales of car-derived vans outpace minivans

The VW Caddy is the sales leader in small car-derived vans. The next-generation model, shown above, will be launched in 2021 on VW Group's MQB platform.

August 22, 2020 08:03 AM

The traditional minivan has been losing ground to SUVs and crossovers in recent years, and now another segment has caught up to it in sales: Car-derived vans.

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