There was a time when car-based panel vans were all over Singapore.
I remember Corollas and Datsuns making the bulk of them. Some time in the late 1990s they disappeared altogether. However, they did not actually go out of production. Some models are still available in Japan and Europe, and even Mini has a panel van.
Anyone knows what happened? Was it because of certain regulations, or they just somehow went out of favour?
A KE70 Corolla panel van, used to be a common sight in Singapore.
A MINI panel van, recent generation.
Vauxhall Astra panel van, from 2006.