From the list of things I've never understood...

"RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars" (rallydarkstrike) 05/20/2016 at 20:31 • Filed to: commercial van, commercial, van, Transit Connect, Ram ProMaster CIty, Ford, RAM, Citroen, 2CV, Fourgonette

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....here in Canada and the US, we have a penchant for larger cars, especially in the US (Canada is a little less picky on this to an extent, hence why we’ve had things like the Echo hatch / Nissan Micra that the US never got).

However, one thing I’ve noticed other than the semi-recent influx of smaller commercial vans like the Transit Connect and the RAM ProMaster City, is that a lot of small companies that make small deliveries still use giant honkin’ full-size vans for their work. In Europe and Japan, there are a lot of ‘normal car’ models that have a commercial van variant as a trim option, foregoing back windows, seats, different rear load floor, etc. I’ve always wondered why such an idea never caught on here, as, in a larger city for a small company, it’s all one would really need and seems to make a great amount of sense! :)

A pretty old ripple-bonnet Citroen 2CV Fourgonnette for your time! :D

not for canada - australian in disguise > RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars 05/20/2016 at 20:35

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In Alberta, it’s that but with trucks. Fleet trucks outnumber cargo vans like 10 to 1. It’s insane how many businesses, who would probably do better with vans, instead opt for trucks.

facw > not for canada - australian in disguise 05/20/2016 at 22:26

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Here in the US, a lot of what the smaller vans are doing is filling the hole in fleet sales that the Ranger left when it was phased out. For the most part these businesses are almost certainly better served by a minivan than a pickup.