Yeah, it tickles me too to think that people actually think a minivan is actually a van. It's a van body on a car chassis and is designed to only transport people in a spacious interior!!!
It's not just a coinkydink that the first minivan ever made was named a Car-a-van (Caravan).
Trucks, full size vans, and full size SUVs are built for towing/hauling... not cars and minivans!!!
There have been a few advancements in minivans, but they're still a van body on a car chassis... and you get what you pay for!!!
btw... the Honda plant less than 10 miles from my house builds the Oddesey, Pilot, and Ridgeline models.
I will not comment on the organized labor remark...