Q3 2024 Sales Report: Chrysler Pacifica Dominates Minivan Segment

Compared to January through September 2024, that's 18 percent worse, meaning that Chrysler needs to step up its game. And the Chrysler brand did exactly that for model year 2025 with the return of the Voyager in retail specification, with the Voyager being the more affordable sib of the Pacifica.

Honda sold 59,248 units of the Odyssey during the nine-month period, up 5.1 percent from last year. The internal combustion-only Honda Odyssey is joined by the hybrid Sienna from Toyota, which racked up 50,789 deliveries or 6.4 more than in the first three quarters of 2023. Sweet gains, indeed, especially if you remember that minivans are often dismissed by prospective customers in favor of three-row crossovers and truck-based SUVs with three-row seating.

The final entry in the minivan segment is the Kia Carnival. According to the South Korean automaker, Carnival moved 34,727 or 4.47 percent more units year-to-date compared to the first nine months of 2023. More specifically, the Q1 – Q3 2023 tally was 33,173 examples of the Korean minivan that Kia makes at Autoland Gwangmyeong.

Revised in October 2023 for the 2025 model year, the Carnival follows in the footsteps of the Pacifica with a choice of either internal combustion or hybrid muscle. But in stark contrast to the Pacifica – and similarly to the Sienna – the hybrid features a self-charging setup rather than a plug-in arrangement.

Pricing for the Carnival MPV kicks off at $36,500 as of this writing. Stepping up to the Carnival MPV Hybrid means $40,500 at the very least, excluding the destination charge. There's a tremendous difference in combined fuel economy between the two, with the EPA claiming 21 and 33 miles per gallon, respectively, or 11.2 and 7.1 liters per 100 kilometers if you prefer metric units.

The Sienna may be pricier than the Carnival MPV at $37,685 from the outset, but it's more affordable than the hybrid version of the Carnival. Prospective customers are presented with either a front- or all-wheel-drive hybrid system. The switch from front to all-wheel drive is barely noticeable in terms of gas mileage. According to the EPA, look forward to bests of 36 and 35 miles per gallon (6.5 and 6.7 liters per 100 kilometers).

Odyssey remains the only combustion-exclusive minivan on sale in the United States, which is kind of curious. Even more curious, Honda didn't make a case for a hybrid with the 2025 update despite offering hybrid versions of the Civic Sedan and Hatchback, Accord, and ever-popular CR-V. The most you can squeeze out of the Odyssey is 22 mpg (10.7 l/100 km) combined.

Over at Chrysler, the segment-leading Pacifica is either $42,450 with front-wheel drive or $45,445 with all-wheel drive. $51,055 is the starting price of the FWD-only Pacifica Plug-In Hybrid. Sans freight, the newly returned Voyager is $39,995.