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NEW YORK (CNN/Money) - The U.S. military has ordered 24,000 Chrysler minivans and Pacifica crossover SUVs for use as light-duty vehicles in Iraq and other places, according to a report in a Canadian newspaper.

DaimlerChrysler, Chrysler's parent company, builds the Pacificas in Windsor, Ontario and makes minivans there, as well as at other locations.

The order is for 19,000 minivans and 5,000 Chrysler Pacificas, according to the story. The Pacifica is not designed for off-road use and resembles a large, tall station wagon.

The military has complained about the use of fuel-thirsty armored personnel carriers for non-combat use in Iraq, the story said.

The Windsor Star newspaper story, which appears on the Web site Canada.com, quotes an unnamed source at the Canadian plant as saying the military has already placed a down-payment on the vehicles and that the factory has begun building them.

Chrysler's executive vice-president for manufacturing, Frank Ewasyshyn, would not confirm the report, according to the story, saying only that "Sales are great."

The story does not mention any comment from military sources. Calls made by CNN/Money to DaimlerChrysler and to military procurement officials were not immediately returned.

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