Editing Minivan (section)

==== 2000s and 2010s ====
[[File:2017 Dodge Grand Caravan GT, front 10.27.21.jpg|thumb|2017 [[Dodge Grand Caravan]]]]

In the 2000s, sales of minivans began to decrease. In 2013, the segment's sales reached approximately 500,000, one-third of its 2000 peak.<ref name="Mom_mobiles-CNBC2">{{cite web |last=Eisenstein |first=Paul A. |date=10 May 2014 |title='Mom mobiles' a shrinking category for automakers |url=https://www.cnbc.com/2014/05/10/mom-mobiles-a-shrinking-category-for-automakers.html |access-date=26 December 2015 |publisher=CNBC}}</ref> Market share of minivans in 2019 reached around 2% after a steady decline from 2004, when the segment recorded above 6% of share.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-02-18 |title=Minivan Market Share Is Now at 2 Percent In America, and It's Rapidly Getting Worse |url= https://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/2020/02/minivan-market-share-is-now-at-2-percent-in-america-and-its-rapidly-getting-worse/ |access-date=2022-03-06 |work=The Truth About Cars}}</ref>  It has been suggested that the falling popularity of minivans is due to the increasing popularity of SUVs and crossovers, as well as the minivan's increasingly undesirable image as a vehicle for older drivers or the [[soccer mom]] demographics.<ref name="Mom_mobiles-CNBC2" /><ref>{{cite news |last=Neil |first=Dan |date=17 October 2007 |title=Head of the Family |newspaper=Los Angeles Times |url=https://www.latimes.com/news/la-hy-neil17oct17-story.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180729013017/http://www.latimes.com/news/la-hy-neil17oct17-story.html |archive-date=29 July 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Cheney |first=Peter |date=2011-09-27 |title=Minivans are perfect. Why do we hate them? |language=en-CA |newspaper=The Globe and Mail |url= https://www.theglobeandmail.com/globe-drive/culture/commuting/minivans-are-perfect-why-do-we-hate-them/article4256886/ |access-date=2022-03-06}}</ref> Manufacturers have responded by marketing minivans as premium vehicles as well as lowering production volumes, resulting in a long waiting list for minivans such as the Toyota Sienna.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://agirlsguidetocars.com/moms-take-toyota-sienna-minvan/ | title=Toyota Sienna Woodland Edition: Mom Approved - A Girls Guide to Cars | date=19 September 2023 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://agirlsguidetocars.com/list/toyota-grand-highlander-vs-sienna/ | title=Comparing Toyota Grand Highlander to the Toyota Sienna - A Girls Guide to Cars | date=9 February 2025 }}</ref> 

Despite the increasing popularity of three-row crossover SUVs, they have not been completely replaced minivans in form or function. The [[Chrysler Pacifica (crossover)|Chrysler Pacifica crossover SUV]] (the nameplate which was later reused for a minivan in 2017) which was released in 2004 had less passenger room with its third-row seats being considered too small, compared to that of the [[Chrysler Town & Country]] minivan which was also less expensive and more fuel-efficient. Even twenty years later while crossover SUVs had improved, minivans still hold such advantages; compared to the similar-sized [[Toyota Grand Highlander]] crossover SUV which is considerably more expensive when comparably equipped, the Toyota Sienna minivan has easier loading thanks to sliding doors and lower ground clearance, more cargo space behind the 3rd row, and better comfort for the 3rd-row passengers. <ref>{{cite web | url=https://agirlsguidetocars.com/moms-take-toyota-sienna-minvan/ | title=Toyota Sienna Woodland Edition: Mom Approved - A Girls Guide to Cars | date=19 September 2023 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://agirlsguidetocars.com/list/toyota-grand-highlander-vs-sienna/ | title=Comparing Toyota Grand Highlander to the Toyota Sienna - A Girls Guide to Cars | date=9 February 2025 }}</ref>

From 2000 onward, several minivan manufacturers adopted boxier square-based exterior designs. Compared to the 1990s, minivans have also been positioned as more upmarket vehicles with available advanced equipment, including power doors and liftgate; seating that folded flat into the cabin floor, rear-view camera; parking sensors; DVD/VCR entertainment systems; and in-dash navigation (entertainment and navigation only offered on higher-end trims). However, the Quest and Sedona only echo these design changes in their third and second respective generations. At the same time, Chrysler introduced fold-flat seating in 2005 (under the trademark “Stow-n’-go”){{cn|date=November 2023}}. 
Mazda's MPV did not feature power doors and was discontinued in 2017.
[[File:Ford Freestar parked outside Woodside, Utah.jpg|thumb|2004 [[Ford Windstar|Ford Freestar]]]]
Due to the market decline, North American sales of the [[Volkswagen Eurovan]] ceased in 2003. Ford exited the segment in 2006 when the [[Ford Freestar]] was canceled, Chrysler discontinued its short-wheelbase minivans in 2007, and General Motors left the market segment in 2009 with the cancellation of the [[Chevrolet Uplander]]. However, Volkswagen marketed the [[Volkswagen Routan]] (a rebadged [[Chrysler minivans (RT)|Chrysler RT minivans]]) between 2009 and 2013. In 2010, Ford started importing the commercial-oriented [[Ford Transit Connect]] Wagon from Turkey. A similar vehicle, the [[Mercedes-Benz Metris]], entered the North American market in 2016.

The [[Kia Sedona]], which was introduced for the 2002 model year, is notable for being the first minivan from a South Korean manufacturer in the region.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bedard |first=Patrick |date=2001-10-01 |title=Kia Sedona |url= https://www.caranddriver.com/reviews/a15137998/kia-sedona-first-drive-review |access-date=2022-03-02 |work=Car and Driver}}</ref> For 2007, [[Kia]] also introduced the three-row [[Kia Rondo]] compact MPV, where it was prominently marketed as a crossover due to its small size and the use of hinged rear doors.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Kia Rondo found! And reviewed |url=https://www.autoblog.com/2006/11/25/kia-rondo-found-and-reviewed/ |access-date=2022-03-02 |work=Autoblog |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2006-12-01 |title=2007 Kia Rondo |url= https://www.topspeed.com/cars/kia/2007-kia-rondo/ |access-date=2022-03-02 |website=TopSpeed.com}}</ref>

Another compact MPV released to the market was the [[Mazda5]] in 2004, a three-row vehicle with rear sliding doors. Mazda claimed the model "does not fit into any traditional (North American) segmentation."<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Barry |first=Keith |title=Review: Mazda 5 |language=en-US |magazine=Wired |url=https://www.wired.com/2012/02/mazda5/ |access-date=2022-03-04 |issn=1059-1028}}</ref> The [[Ford C-Max]] was released for 2013 as a [[Hybrid electric vehicle|hybrid electric]] and [[Battery electric vehicle|battery electric]] compact MPV with sliding doors. However, it did not offer third-row seating in North America.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ford cancels seven-passenger C-Max for U.S., focuses solely on Hybrid and Energi models |url= https://www.autoblog.com/2011/06/09/ford-cancels-seven-passenger-c-max-for-north-america-focuses-so/ |access-date=2022-03-04 |website=autoblog.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Healey |first=James R. |title=Test Drive: Ford C-Max is eco-licious fun |url= https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/columnist/healey/2012/12/08/test-drive-ford-c-max/1752359/ |access-date=2022-03-04 |work=USA Today}}</ref>