The arguement that VW created the minivan has been brought up before.  VW actually created the "microbus" (think tiny bus) not the Minivan.  However Chrysler took their usually full-size van line and conceptialized a smalled-version built on K-car componantry and based it on front-wheel drive, making it more economical than those full-sized RWD vans as well.  It was quite revolutionary at the time (1984) when station wagons and VW microbuses were the only other way families could haul crap down the road.

  Now how many station wagons are still produced? (Ironically DaimlerChrysler builds some)

  My 2 corroded green pennies.

Robert Keezer <warmerwagen@YAHOO.COM> wrote:
  I like the Dr. Z Commercials. And he is the
Chairman of Daimler-Chrysler, Dr. Dieter Zetche.

I like the crash test commercial.

http://www.motortrend.com/features/consumer/112_0501_dieter_zetsche/

Robert

1982 Westfalia

--- Kimmons Anthony
wrote:

> So, I was getting fed up with these "Dr. Z"
> DaimlerChrysler ads on TV
> these days so I wrote Dr. Z a question about
> whether or not he was
> embarrassed to be on TV claiming that Chrylser
> had "invented the
> mini-van"... Below is the response I got from
> them (I was surprised
> that they even answered me at all!)
>
>
> Dear Anthony:
>
> Thanks for contacting Dr.Z. Your message has
> been forwarded to us for
> response.
>
> Thanks for you question regarding the invention
> of the mini van. As you
> already know, Volkswagen invented the mini van,
> but DaimlerChrysler
> redesigned and refine the mini van.
>
> Thanks again for your "Z"mail.
>
> Sincerely,
>
> Amy
>
> Senior Staff Representative
> Dr.Z's Customer Action Team
>

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