The Dodge Grand Caravan is a series of minivans produced by Chrysler and marketed by Dodge. The first generation was produced from 1983 to 1990. The newest generation (Generation V) has been in production since 2007, but received a design facelift for the 2011 model onwards. Generation V is based on Chrysler's RT platform, which is also used by the Chrysler Town & Country, and Volkswagen Routan.