Business
In an attempt to improve slumping sales, Chrysler Corp. today announced an incentive program on a variety of vehicles--including the first rebates on its popular mini-vans--as the nation’s No. 3 auto maker tried to boost flagging sales.
Dec. 15, 1989
California
Three teenage boys from Lakewood were arrested in Santa Paula early Wednesday after California Highway Patrol officers ended a long high-speed chase by ramming their minivan, authorities said.
Dec. 11, 1997
Autos
It’s all black fibs and patriotic propaganda. Chrysler did not invent the minivan.
Nov. 19, 1998
When American Dreamers drove the firstborn of the baby boom to their Kaiser homes in the San Fernando Valley (“Northridge Knolls . . . $8,000--GIs No Down”), it was in another suburban essential of those late ‘40s--the plastiwood-paneled, chromium-plated, harmonica-grilled, nine-passenger station wagon.
Nov. 17, 1989
Ford Motor Co., which holds just less than a fourth of the fast-growing mini-van market with its Aerostar, announced plans Monday to join with Nissan Motor Corp. to make a mini-van in northeastern Ohio.
Sept. 13, 1988
Autos: Ford, Honda and Toyota chip away at the leader, which will try to woo buyers with deals its rivals can’t match.
Oct. 21, 1999
Chrysler Enhances Van Lease Program: Chrysler Corp., facing growing competition in the minivan market, launched a major leasing promotion on the vehicles that could spark a price war.
Dec. 24, 1993
Regarding the letter (June 9) about Japanese auto makers dumping mini-vans in the United States: The author wonders why the Japanese can afford to sell mini-vans at lower prices than U.S. auto makers and thinks we ought to match their prices to compete.
June 23, 1991
World & Nation
A mother accused of child abuse and fleeing police after a chaotic 2013 traffic stop in which a New Mexico officer shot at her minivan full of children has been sentenced to six months of unsupervised probation.
July 13, 2015
A rear-end collision involving a minivan on the southbound 5 Freeway in Gorman killed four children, two women and seriously injured two men early Tuesday after the van rolled down an embankment and burst into flames, authorities said.
June 28, 2016