First factory-built wheelchair-accessible vehicle hits the market

First factory-built wheelchair-accessible vehicle hits the market
From: Autoweek - 09/23/2011
By: Michelle Koueiter

Before Wednesday, the only wheelchair-accessible vehicles available to the
public were aftermarket conversions that generally came with structural
modifications and a price tag ranging from $50,000 to $80,000.

Now, a startup company called the Vehicle Production Group (VPG) has released
the first vehicle specifically assembled to accommodate people in
wheelchairs, with an MSRP of $39,950.

The vehicle is called the MV-1, which stands for Mobility Vehicle 1, and it
was built for the disabled community.

Read the entire article at:http://www.autoweek.com/article/20110923/CARNEWS/110929934#ixzz1ZArKb3bh

Links:
Vehicle Production Grouphttp://www.vpgautos.com/

MV-1 Launch Event (video 39:08)http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vxKk8zgj-EM

Groundbreaking MV-1 puts disabled in the driver's seathttp://detnews.com/article/20110922/OPINION03/109220355/Groundbreaking-MV-1-puts-disabled-in-the-driver%C2%92s-seat

New American Car Company Debuts Vehicle for the Disabledhttp://www.foxnews.com/leisure/2011/09/21/new-american-car-company-debuts-vehicle-for-disabled/