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Chrysler Town &
Country
The Chrysler Town and
Country is a minivan marketed by DaimlerChrysler.
The Town and Country was introduced in 1990,
while its sister vehicles, the Dodge Caravan
and Plymouth Voyager, had already been in
production since the 1984 model year. Chrysler's
success of the Dodge Caravan and Plymouth
Voyager pursued the company to produce one
of the ever-first luxury minivans, and GM
was in hot pursuit by releasing the Oldsmobile
Silhouette. But they arrived at dealerships
the same time, which was in 1990. Since
their introduction, the Chrysler minivans
have been the best-selling minivans in the
United States.
Chrysler Town &
Country minivans with Stow 'n Go seats are
built in Windsor, Ontario, Canada at Windsor
Assembly (WAP Plant 3) by members of Canadian
Auto Workers Local 444. Two plants have had
the task of building the Town & Country,
with St. Louis building it from 1990 to 2001,
and Windsor from 2001 to the present. As of
September 2005, no announcement has been made
as to which plant will have the distinction
of being the lead plant in building the 2008
model, codenamed the RT.
Taiwanese-market
Town & Country minivans are assembled
in Yangmei, Taiwan under license by the
China Motor Corporation, starting with the
2006 model year. They are similar to the
North American model, with minor variations
for the local market. Many other global
markets receive the Chrysler Voyager/Grand
Voyager assembled in Austria.
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