13 Million Minivans Equal ...
by Scott Anderson
September 9, 2010 3:18 PM
In the midst of last week’s strong sales numbers (up 7 percent), we neglected to honor an important Chrysler Group LLC milestone in August here on the blog: the 13-millionth minivan sold.
A bit of history: On November 2, 1983 the very first minivan rolled off the line at Windsor Assembly Plant in Windsor, Ontario, where Chrysler Town & Country and Dodge Grand Caravan models are still made. The first generation, known as the "Magic Wagon," was garageable, had front-wheel drive, could carry a 4’ x 8’ sheet of plywood and seated seven. The current platform is the fifth generation, and is sold in more than 80 countries worldwide.
So, 13 million minivans … What does that mean exactly? Well, a colleague here at Chrysler Group who knows quite a bit about minivans put some of these fun facts together:
13 million minivans, at an average length 16-feet (the current generation is 16.9 feet long), lined up bumper to bumper would stretch across the United States from New York to Los Angeles more than 16 times.
All 13 million minivans lined up bumper to bumper would wrap around the earth's equator 1.58 times.
The 13 million minivans could take all the residents of the three largest states--California (37 million), Texas (25 million), New York (20 million) and the nation's 10 largest state, North Carolina (9 million) on a trip to Disneyland.
The 13 million minivans could transport 13 million hockey teams of five skaters, a goalie and a coach, to their next game.
We don’t want to limit these factoids to just our small circle. So bust out your calculators and go to the Chrysler Brand or Dodge Brand Facebook pages to offer your own minivan factoids. Just like in math class, please show your work!
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