Show The Herald Journal Logan Utah Sunday March 16 2003 — A17 togive uponminiyan 'ft&’-r- - ’t f j'i-W MFV minivan about a month go liter looking DETROrr(AP)—tWonty year after Baby Boomen fell in love with the nrinivni and made it part of America! fuburtnn landscape toe breach on wheetybu been largely a suige in the populaity of pushed aside attwoFofdSUVaVs - Crane 35 said die couple who has a 26-- inpiithbabyoieBdlardwflvanJbecaiiae it was easier to handle easier to park and er to get in and out of through the iMng 'j easi-SUV- a' But with the yearly Uouufcetfor minivansdooa still one million strongautomakcr plan to roll “It’s cfcariy a van — there's no getting out at least a new minivan offerings around that” Blake Crime said“But it’s not in die next year or two Ford Motor Co this boxy and I don’t think it looks any less sporty week will unveil its two new models— the than a normal SUV Your Explorer or Suburban Mercury Monterey and Ford Freestar — at the certainly isn’t an imaginative style” 'Chicago Auto Show Nearly every other major automaker has When Cbysler introduced its first family jumped into toe market since the first Dodge hauler in 1983 many Boomers were in the Caravan rolled off Chrysler’s Windsor Ontario assembly line on Nov 2 1983 prime yean of carting their progeny from school to activities The roomy vans soon Chrysler remains toe dominant phtyer at some became favorites among soccer moms and 36 percent of die US market The company save from helped bankruptcy expects to produce its 10 millionth minivan Chrysler These days people in their 20s and 30s— later this year and even aging Baby Boomers — are more Foreign transplants however are gaining often opting wr sport utility and ground among minivan buyers Honda Motor crossover vehicles which tend to be more Co sold about 153500 of its Odyssey miniand stylish vans last year — 4600 more than the Ford Windstac Honda entered toe market in 1998 and safety records and “The transplants are traditionally late to the crossovers conmrised some 25 percent afUJS MfflB iai but somehow they’re able to really hone in The Odyssey is a good example” light vehicle safes last yeac Minivan shares meanwhile fell to 67 percent its wont perforWall said' mance since 1989 (The minivan segment : At Detroit’s North American International Auto Show last month Toyota and Nissan both peaked at 8£ percent in 1994 and 1995) lhat a sizeable chunk of sales that none of showed off new versions of their minivans that die automakers want to cede in an increasingly Wall said are likely to hurt domestic rivals competitive domestic market That’s why GenToyota’s 2004 Sienna which goes On sale eral MotonCorp Toyota Motor Coro and next month has more interior space power and Nissan Motor Co also plan new versions of the fuel economy than earlier models The Japanminivan in the next year or two ese automaker says it hopes to sell 120000 in “There are some good offerings out there toe first year of production — 40000 more but I think consumers have gotten bored with than ’02 them” said Mike Wall an analyst with the Nissan plans to start selling its new Quest in Mrtnmnhw fmwwtjig firm RNInc “Whin July It features the first Bose audio system you’re seeing is a move to freshen up the vehidesigned for a minivan a DVD entertainment cles No one's going to gain a ton of market system and two vertical skylights share” Earlier this month GM said it will revamp Chris Theodore Ford’s vice president of its Chevrolet and Pontiac minivans and for toe North American product development said first time offer Saturn and Buick models startcreating an attractive product was important ing in 2005 but Ford’s emphasis oh the new upscale MonFord which has seen its minivan market share shrink from 17 percent in 2001 to just terey and the more mainstream fteestar was die interior — more storage space a quieter under 15 percent last year will debut its new ride a general refinement to defeatures Monterey and Freestar which replaces the Blake Crane a lawyer in Lake Worth Fla Windstar at the Chicago Auto Snow The new said he and his wife Cathy bought a Mazda vehicles will be in dealerships later this year half-doz- en ‘ - ‘ so-call- rugl fuel-effiden- cy T1 You made a wise investment when you bought your home - probably your largest single asset and its value grows as Industry questions PETA’s backing of violent activists Tag W $ They have protested the fur trade and leather tty standing topless near toe White House and called attention to their chums of animal abuse in circuses by sitting on toe sidewalk and painted like tigers behind wire cages Members of toe People for toe Ethical Treatment of Animals based in Norfolk Va have a history of using often PETA which gathered $13 million in contributions through direct donations and fund-raise- rs in the federal budget year of 2000 said on toe tax return that it donated a small amount of money to the Earth Liberation Front “to half-nak- ed PETA which gath- ered $13 million in contributions through direct donations and said that it donated a small amount of money to fund-raise- Front “to support their program support their program activities” In all PETA donated $206655 to other animal welfare activists and individuals operating animal shelters Jeff Kerr an attorney for PETA said the organization regularly chips in to support other animal rights efforts “PETA tries to help out other organizations around the world that are doing good animal work” he said “There are some people who are doing animal protection work on their own The money is given to them to help support whatever animal work they’re doing” Kerr argued that a contribution to Earth Liberation Front does not mean that PETA supports violence “PETA doesn’t condemn or rants and food manufacturers Doyle cites a $1500 contribution PETA made in April 2001 to toe North American Earth Liberation Front a violent activist group that has taken credit for setting fire to buildings and businesses Most recently it claimed responsibility for burning Ford vehicles at a large dealership in Pennsylvania The FBI lists the group and its counterpart the Animal Liberation Front as domestic terrorists The government has said the two ate responsible for more than 600 cases of ecoterrorism around the country such as spray-paintibuildings breaking windows ng 2020 Save Our Sight your $1 rs the Earth Liberation ism financially” said John Doyle spokesman for the Center for Consumer Freedom which represents restau- 3°iutoii to Prevent endonNMvfut they do because it’s notPETA’ he said “That’i like saying everybody who contributed money to the Republican Party in 1972 supported Watergate” The organization did not send any checks to Earth Liberation Front in 2001 according to tax returns from that Among the PETA critics are food and farm industry groups that have been targeted by PETA activists protesting how they raise and daughter animals Last month PETA startKentucky Fried Chicken to make its suppliers change how they slaughter chickens PETA is demanding that chicken processors use gas to kill the chickens rather than shocks of electricity While animal rights groups claim PETA is effective in improving animal rights by putting pressure on businesses to change their practices industry groups disagree Richard Lobb a spokesman for the National Chicken Council said chicken growers and other meat producers are developing animal welfare standards but not because of recent pressure from PETA Rather it is because common consumers are seeking such changes he said “I think there is a social concern” for animal welfare Lobb said “We’re just refining the standards that already are in use” Bruce G Friedrich a spokesman for PETA said that the organization always carries out its complaints in a legal fashion “They’re good at coming up with the best smear tactics thin (public relations) firms can devise” he said of PETA critics “At the end of the day what PETA is fighting for is kindness” v £ ' Prevent Blindness Utah wwwusaswesLnct"p 661 SoiiA 200 EattSakygGtyUQh Spent you can give the gift of 0 fCL 84111 equity Wells Fargo EquityLine with FlexAbilitf M account is a smart way to make that i asset work for you You benefit from no points low fees flexible terms competitive rates low monthly payments - 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