AutoLooks
  • Home
    • Rate It
    • Children's Books
  • Podcast
    • Blog
    • Features
  • Rated
    • 2026 Reviews
    • 2025 Reviews
    • 2024 Reviews
    • 2023 Reviews
    • 2022 Reviews
    • 2021 Reviews
    • 2020 Reviews
    • 2019 Reviews >
      • 2019 Year End
    • 2018 Reviews
    • 2017 Reviews
    • 2016 Reviews
    • 2015 Reviews
    • 2014 Reviews
    • 2013 Reviews
    • 2012 Reviews
    • 2011 Reviews
    • 2010 Reviews
    • 2009 Reviews
    • 2005 Reviews
  • Calendar
    • January
    • February
    • March
    • April
    • May
    • June
    • July
    • August
    • September
    • October
    • November
    • December
  • Corporate Links
    • Auto Shows >
      • January Auto Shows
      • February Auto Shows
      • March Auto Shows
      • April Auto Shows
      • May Auto Shows
      • June Auto Shows
      • July Auto Shows
      • August Auto Shows
      • September Auto Shows
      • October Auto Shows
      • November Auto Shows
      • December Auto Shows
    • Parts Suppliers
    • Custom Designs
  • Help
    • About
    • Terminology
       The untold stories for an automotive world.
Follow AutoLooks as they take you on a journey through the automotive industry and the untold stories about it.
PodBean logo
iTunes logo
Spotify logo
Audible logo
Google Podcast logo
TuneIn Logo
iHeart Radio logo
Stitcher logo
Pocket Casts logo
Podchaser logo
tumblr logo
YouTube logo

Aftermarket Vans

4/17/2023

0 Comments

 

Podcast Episode: 0145
Who would ever think to customized a Van?

Aftermarket Vans
    Vans are not something you think of when you think of the aftermarket industry.  So, then why are there so many aftermarket vans out there now?  AutoLooks looks at this rising part of the aftermarket industry and how it came to be.
    Vans are what you think of when you need a work vehicle, or to haul around a lot of people.  This is not a market you think of when you hear the word aftermarket.  But, like all other segments of this great automotive world, there is a market for it.   And the funny thing today, is that it is getting bigger.
​
    Back in the 70's the cargo van market was gaining popularity, as most of us wanted another place to hang out with our friends.  From strobe lights and waterbeds, to mini-bars and shag carpeting, the custom van culture was alive.   Then came the 80's and the arrival of the minivan.  Sure, this new variation of the van would become one of the biggest markets of late 80's and 90's, but it was not good news for the custom van market.
​
    Soon enough companies began to play around with the idea of a fun minivan.  This may seem like an odd combination, but Chrysler fitting a Mitsubishi turbo a Caravan to help it break into the growing aftermarket world.  Being that stick shifts were still common, adding a turbo to a 5speed minivan was just something that just seemed plausible.  Too bad for Chrysler, as this fad never caught on.
​    
    Before long the rise of the import marketplace would breathe new life into the custom van marketplace, as the need for customization was growing, even after you settled into the suburbs.  Hopping up your parents' minivan soon became a thing and with the Asian marketplace being big on vans, this market soon took off.  Although the North American companies decided to forgo this marketplace at the beginning, they too would soon fall in line with this growing market.
​
    Today the aftermarket van segment is alive and well in a few markets around the world.  Though this market has taken a back seat to muscle cars in America, China has found a new love with the custom van marketplace.  And with a rise in van sales across the Asia-Pacific market, it was just a matter of time before the aftermarket van world would take off again.

Everett J.
#autolooks
Custom Dodge Van
1976 Dodge B100 Street Van
Custom Morris Van
1984 Ford SuperVan 2
1989 Dodge Caravan Turbo
1995 Renault Espace F1
2010 Ford Transit Sport
2011 Dodge Grand Caravan RT
2014 Honda Odyssey Mugen
2016 Renault Trafic Formula Edition
2016 Volkswagen Caddy Sport
2017 Toyota Noah GR Sport
20147 Volkswagen Transporter TDI Sportline
2018 Honda N-BoxR
2018 Nismo Serena
2020 MS-RT Ford Transit Connect Rally Inspired
2020 MS-RT Ford Transit RT Rally
2020 Mercedes-AMG V-Class
2021 Chrysler Pacifica S
2021 Toyota Sienna XSE
2022 Ford SuperVan 4 EV
2023 Honda Odyssey Sport
2023 Vauxhall Vivaro GS
DAJIBAN Dodge Van
0 Comments



Leave a Reply.

    AutoLooks Podcast

    Categories

    All
    Adventure
    Aftermarket
    Brand
    Cinema
    Corporate
    Country
    Delivery
    Design
    Future
    Games
    Green
    History
    Holiday
    Informative
    Infrastructure
    Interviews
    Kids
    Manufacturing
    Market
    Model
    Movie
    Music
    Parts
    Product
    Q&A
    Racing
    Revival
    Segment
    Sub-Brand
    Technology
    Television
    Toy

    200 episodes
    10,000 Downloads

    Author

    Looking to see where Everett J. came from or how he knows so much about the industry he loves.  Then check out his page:
    ​https://everettj-autolooks.weebly.com/

    Archives

    May 2025
    April 2025
    March 2025
    February 2025
    January 2025
    December 2024
    November 2024
    October 2024
    September 2024
    August 2024
    July 2024
    June 2024
    May 2024
    April 2024
    March 2024
    February 2024
    January 2024
    December 2023
    November 2023
    October 2023
    September 2023
    August 2023
    July 2023
    June 2023
    May 2023
    April 2023
    March 2023
    February 2023
    January 2023
    December 2022
    November 2022
    October 2022
    September 2022
    August 2022
    July 2022
    June 2022
    May 2022
    April 2022
    March 2022
    February 2022
    January 2022
    December 2021
    November 2021
    October 2021
    September 2021
    August 2021
    July 2021
    June 2021
    May 2021
    April 2021
    March 2021
    February 2021
    January 2021
    December 2020
    November 2020
    October 2020
    September 2020
    August 2020
    July 2020
    June 2020
    May 2020
    April 2020
    March 2020
    February 2020
    January 2020
    December 2019
    November 2019
    October 2019
    September 2019
    August 2019
    July 2019


    Join our Mailing List

Subscribe to Newsletter
Picture

FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA:

​​Contact Us:
[email protected]

​Sudbury, ON
​Canada
​

    Copyright Ecomm 2004-2023
  • Home
    • Rate It
    • Children's Books
  • Podcast
    • Blog
    • Features
  • Rated
    • 2026 Reviews
    • 2025 Reviews
    • 2024 Reviews
    • 2023 Reviews
    • 2022 Reviews
    • 2021 Reviews
    • 2020 Reviews
    • 2019 Reviews >
      • 2019 Year End
    • 2018 Reviews
    • 2017 Reviews
    • 2016 Reviews
    • 2015 Reviews
    • 2014 Reviews
    • 2013 Reviews
    • 2012 Reviews
    • 2011 Reviews
    • 2010 Reviews
    • 2009 Reviews
    • 2005 Reviews
  • Calendar
    • January
    • February
    • March
    • April
    • May
    • June
    • July
    • August
    • September
    • October
    • November
    • December
  • Corporate Links
    • Auto Shows >
      • January Auto Shows
      • February Auto Shows
      • March Auto Shows
      • April Auto Shows
      • May Auto Shows
      • June Auto Shows
      • July Auto Shows
      • August Auto Shows
      • September Auto Shows
      • October Auto Shows
      • November Auto Shows
      • December Auto Shows
    • Parts Suppliers
    • Custom Designs
  • Help
    • About
    • Terminology