When I swapped cars today.
Happy travels pal!
The Caravan MiniVan Turned 30 Years Old
Dodge celebrated by building a charity art project.
Together with the charity organization Canstruction®, the automaker built a life-sized replica of the 2014 Dodge Grand Caravan… out of cans.
That’s 30,000 cans of tuna, it took 10 hours, and it’s a world’s first.
The food was then donated to the Daily Bread Food Bank.
Those folding seats, the “Stow ‘N Go” seats, are exclusive to the Caravan, and deserve more screen time they’re that slick.
1/5 cars sold in Canada, is a Caravan.
And they’re built in Canada.
Sorry about the lighting Brad!
Filmed in the driver’s seat, in the middle of Dundas Square, kinda neat.
Dodge Grand Caravan – starting at $19,895
Non-car nerds: Chrysler basically invented the MiniVan vehicle, this Grand Caravan.
I like MiniVans, and have a Caravan booked early in the new year.
Canadians Dominate the Auto Industry
Canadians dominate the auto industry – but we’re pretty quiet about it – which is why this week I’d like to do some bragging, politely.
I’m singling out Nissan, BMW, GM, Chrysler, Ford and Toyota, then the auto journalists too.
Read it online at Autonet.
Favourite line:
The ending – last 3 paragraphs:
And then there’s the Canadian auto journalists – and I think this is indicative of our culture – we are consistently booked into one of two waves…
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Mopar is the Tuner Arm of Chrysler
Mopar – Motor and Parts
Since 1937, they’ve been the higher-end parts provider for Chrysler vehicles. They also build custom cars, and participate in Formula D – a drifting competition.