After the Rootes Group, which owned Commer, was purchased by Chrysler, the SpaceVan was also sold under the Dodge, DeSoto and Fargo marques.

[2] Reportedly, one condition of the government bailout of Chrysler's British operations in 1976 was a commitment to upgrade the Spacevan, which was praised for its brakes, cornering, and price, but criticized for its power, comforts, and top speed.

On the other hand, Renault Trucks (who had bought the truck division of Chrysler Europe) offered the Dodge 50 series as the successor to the SpaceVan, being available as both a van, chassis cab and pickup - thus offering a wider variety of body styles than the Talbot Express.

In contrary to its rivals, which had disappeared from everyday streetscape during the previous years, the Dodge SpaceVan remained a familiar sight on British roads up until the mid-1990s.

It was last produced in 1974 in their secondary body factory on the other side to the railway tracks from the main car assembly plant.

They produced a standard panel van, a mini bus body with sliding side windows, and cab and chassis models.