In a message dated 99-06-04 09:28:09 EDT, dmc@CYBURBAN.COM writes:

<< On my recent trip to the UK, I spotted a Vanagon with a "Multivan" badge
 on the back, so I gather it was an official model over there.
 From what I recall it was a round-headlight Vanagon, with some cabinets
 inside but no pop-top.

  >>

when i was in Germany last summer, i also saw a vanagon, which looked like
what we would call a Carat, badged as a "Multivan".  I also saw some baseline
vans badged as "BUS", and some as "transporters" (kombi's and pickups) and of
course the nicer models being badged as "Caravelle" (C, CL, or GL), and their
Westies are badged as "Camping" (they even have a model of a westy called a
"Joker".

My dad just got back from South Africa 2 days ago, and was marveling at all
the brand new "Microbus" and "Caravelle" badged vans on the road down there..
the name "Vanagon" is only used in North America.

so yes, there are different names for our beloved boxes on wheels, depending
on where you're at.

chris