@Yosemite–The only reason I know about this is that I was shopping for a minivan in 2006. I had a Ford Windstar and found out that it had been rebadged in 2004 as a Freestar and was no longer being produced. The saleman thought I would be interested in the Freestyle, but it didn’t meet my needs at all. I bought the Chevrolet Uplander minivan.
The same thing occurred when I we sold the Uplander to my son. GM no longer made minivans and the salesperson tried to convince me that a Traverse would fit my needs. Well, same thing as with the Freestyle–I need the sliding doors of the minivan. At this point, I went with a Toyota Sienna.