Minivan Sales In America - 2004 Year End

America's minivan market grew by 36,000 units in calendar year 2004, a 3.4% year-over-year increase. The Chrysler Group, with two active nameplates, owned 34.8% of the minivan market, level with their 2003 share.

GM's share declined sharply as their total minivan volume dropped 22% to 157,169 units. The Ford Motor Company sold 120,979 minivans, including 17,407 Mercurys, but that was far from the 129,236 sold in 2003 when the Windstar was the prominent Ford minivan. Overall, domestic manufacturers owned 59.8% of America's minivan market.

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• Complete U.S. Minivan Market Sales Figures - 2003 Year End
• Complete U.S. Minivan Market Sales Figures - 2005 Year End

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Big gains were produced by the Toyota Sienna and Nissan Quest, both of which were new for the 2004 model year. Indeed, the Sienna was America's second-best-selling minivan, as Honda's Odyssey failed to produce meaningful growth in the expanding category.

Complete 2004 sales figures for every minivan sold in the U.S. are below. Together, they accounted for 6.6% of the overall new vehicle industry's volume.

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Minivan	2004	2003	%  Change
Buick Terraza	2137	---	---
Chevrolet Astro *	34,564	40,123	-13.9%
Chevrolet Uplander	3948	---	---
Chevrolet Venture	66,522	94,521	-29.6%
Chrysler Town & Country	144,357	140,007	3.1%
Chrysler Voyager	---	1093	-100%
Dodge Caravan/Grand Caravan	242,307	233,394	3.8%
Ford Freestar	100,622	15,771	538%
Ford Windstar	2950	113,465	-97.4%
GMC Safari *	8345	10,950	-23.8%
Honda Odyssey	154,238	154,063	0.1%
Kia Sedona	61,149	50,628	20.8%
Mazda MPV	24,860	30,689	-19.0%
Mercury Monterey	17,407	2213	687%
Nissan Quest	46,430	23,170	100%
Oldsmobile Silhouette	6461	14,772	-56.3%
Pontiac Montana	31,411	39,588	-20.7%
Pontiac Montana SV6	2218	---	---
Saturn Relay	1563	---	---
Toyota Sienna	159,119	105,499	50.8%
Volkswagen EuroVan	209	4735	-95.6%
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Total	1,110,817	1,074,681	3.4%

Source: Automakers & ANDC
* clearly partly commercial-oriented