Why no-one makes a midsized Commercial Van for the tradesmen??

In the rest of the Americas and the world are many midsized economical
diesel midsized vans of all shapes and sizes.

For example the Toyota Ace. or the Nissan. But in USA and Canada,
only the fullsized versions are on the market. Too bad the areostar
and the safari are no longer available. The 1994 roomy Cargo Grande
Caravan, abiet less headroom but very economical, also mothballed.

Now is a vaccuum. With the high fuel prices and the Carbon crisis:
What gives??

Seems to me that there is opportunity here, and wonder who will fill
the void.

 

I realize it's a bit larger, but have you considered the Dodge
Sprinter? For comparison:
Grand Caravan 121" Wheelbase 202" Overall
Sprinter Standard 144" Wheelbase 232" Overall
Sprinter Extended 170" Wheelbase 273" Overall
Sprinter Extended + 170" Wheelbase 289" Overall
The Sprinter will give you all the headroom you need, plus everything
you don't want in a Grand Caravan. In addition, instead of the gas
engines, you get a 3.0 liter turbo diesel as standard in all
configurations.
http://www.dodge.com/en/2008/sprinter/
An alternative would be to purchase a Grand Caravan SE with no
options, and remove the interior items and rebuild it to fit your
needs. You might also re-install the interior at trade in time.

 

None of the manufacturers will make anything like the A series
Dodge,Ford econoline vans and Chevy had one also ,you know the
stripped down models that could be fitted like you wanted. I was just
thinking recently about the days when you could buy a no frills like
no P/S P/B A/C with rubber mats and dog dish hubcaps and even in the
late 60s they could be had new for around $2500 and what can you buy
for that today...a hoopty

 

Exactly the Sprinter is too large to deliver small orders.

So upsetting, that the manufactureres follow the pissit piper, like
the lemmings, crying with the CEO bonus all the same for the
Government handouts.

What the meaning is like just look at what is in England, which is a
tiny country with big clout. Just LOOK!, its ridiculos.

http://www.thevanwebsite.co.uk/