Dodge has had considerable success with its Caravan and Grand Caravan units. Dodge was instrumental in the early design of these vehicles known as minivans which were designed to compete with the
popular station wagons of the day. Between the Caravan and Ram divisions, Dodge continues to capture much of the truck sales in North America. In the late 1980s, Dodge garnered another industry first by shoving a massive Cummins turbodiesel - designed for tractors and big rigs - into their full size pickups, greatly increasing the truck's capacity to compensate for the massive, torque-filled engine. These massive engines helped Dodge by creating a niche market for its pickups.
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