page_title: Chrysler minivans (NS)
section_title: Marketing variations
hierarchical_section_title: Chrysler minivans (NS) / Marketing variations
caption_attribution_description: English: 2000 Chrysler Town &amp; Country Limited
context_page_description: The third-generation Chrysler minivans are a series of passenger minivans that were marketed by the Chrysler Corporation from the 1996 to 2000 model years. Designated the NS platform by Chrysler, these minivans were sold by Chrysler, Dodge and Plymouth divisions in passenger configurations; minivans were exported under the Chrysler brand. While the second-generation AS platform was a revision of the original vans, the NS platform marked the first ground-up redesign of the Chrysler vans since their 1984 introduction, ending the use of components from K-Car derivatives.
  The first non-compact minivans in North America to adopt four sliding passenger doors, the third-generation Chrysler minivans saw its form factor adopted by many competitors. In addition to chief competitors Ford Windstar, Honda Odyssey, and Toyota Sienna, the NS-platform configuration was adopted by the Chevrolet Venture, Oldsmobile Silhouette, and Pontiac Montana, and the Mercury Villager/Nissan Quest.
context_section_description: Introduced in March 1995 for the 1996 model year, the third-generation Chrysler minivans were marketed by the Chrysler, Dodge, and Plymouth divisions, with the return of the Plymouth Voyager, Dodge Caravan, and Chrysler Town & Country.  In a change from the previous two generations, to better distinguish its three divisions, the Plymouth Voyager was marketed as an entry-level minivan, with the Dodge Caravan slotted between the Voyager and the Chrysler Town & Country.    
  As before, the Voyager and Caravan were produced in standard and extended-length (Grand) configurations, with the Town & Country introducing a standard-length configuration for the first time.  For the first time, all Chrysler minivans were passenger vans, as the Dodge Caravan C/V cargo van was discontinued.
caption: 2000 Chrysler Town & Country Limited
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