Editing Minivan (section)

==Etymology==
The term ''minivan'' originated in North America and the United Kingdom in 1959. In the UK, the [[Mini#Mini_Van_(1960%E2%80%931983)|Mini Van]] was a small van manufactured by [[Austin Motor Company]] based on the newly introduced Mini car. In the US, the term was used to differentiate the smaller passenger vehicles from [[full-size van]]s (such as the Ford E-Series, Dodge Ram Van, and Chevrolet Van), which were then called 'vans'.<ref>{{cite web|title=30 Years Ago Today, Chrysler Invented the Minivan, And Changed History |url= https://gizmodo.com/30-years-ago-today-chrylser-invented-the-minivan-and-1457451986 |date=2 November 2013 |work=Gizmodo |first=Robert |last=Sorokanich |access-date=2 May 2016}}</ref>

The first known use of the term was in 1959,<ref>{{cite web |title=Definition of Minivan |url= https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/minivan |website=merriam-webster.com |access-date=30 March 2019 |language=en}}</ref> but not until the 1980s was it commonly used.