Transit Connect

Ford aid from Spain probed by EU antitrust regulators

May 15, 2013 12:19 CET
European Union antitrust regulators will investigate whether a 25.2 million euro ($32.71 million) grant given by Spanish authorities to Ford's factory in Valencia breached EU state aid rules.... Read More »

 

Ford to add 2,000 jobs, raise F-150 capacity at Kansas City plant

12:01 am U.S. ET | May 2, 2013
Ford plans to hire an additional 2,000 workers at its Kansas City Assembly Plant to meet increased demand for F-150 pickups and for the upcoming production of the new Transit family of commercial vehicles.... Read More »

 

Fiat's Turkish partner, Tofas, unveils plans for N.A. van exports, new cars

Feb. 11, 2013 15:49 CET
Fiat's Turkish partner, Tofas, disclosed plans to export the Doblo small commercial van to North America and also said it is working on two new passenger cars for local and export markets.... Read More »

 

NORTH AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL AUTO SHOW

Ford's van plan: More flexibility

12:01 am U.S. ET | Jan. 21, 2013
The Ford Transit, coming to dealerships in the first half of 2014, offers commercial customers three roof heights, three body lengths and two wheelbases. In addition, Ford is redesigning the smaller Transit Connect for 2014.... Read More »

 

A minivan's function, without the moniker

12:01 am U.S. ET | Dec. 10, 2012
In England, vehicles such as the Ford Transit Connect Wagon are called cheap and cheerful basic family transportation. By bringing the seven-passenger Transit Connect Wagon stateside next year, Ford Motor Co. is taking a calculated risk that this kind of people hauler will find buyers here.... Read More »

 

BRADFORD WERNLE

Ford bets Transit Connect Wagon, like a snowflake, is one of a kind

7:00 am U.S. ET | Dec. 1, 2012
In England, they call vehicles like the Ford Transit Connect Wagon “cheap and cheerful” basic family transportation. Over in Europe, where it was conceived and designed, the Transit Connect competes with the likes of the Renault Kangoo, Citroen Berlingo and Peugeot Partner as inexpensive and versatile haulers of people and goods.... Read More »

 

NICK BUNKLEY

How to buy a minivan without really trying

6:36 pm U.S. ET | Nov. 15, 2012
The scene is a Ford dealership in the fall of 2013. And a customer is looking for anything but a minivan. But also very soccer friendly.... Read More »

 

Ford to fill minivan void with a version of the Transit van

12:01 am U.S. ET | Sept. 10, 2012
Ford Motor Co. plans to market the next-generation Transit Connect Wagon as a minivan alternative when it arrives in North America in the fourth quarter of 2013. Ford hasn't made a minivan since it stopped building the slow-selling Freestar in 2006.... Read More »

 

Commercial van sector gets makeover

12:01 am U.S. ET | July 9, 2012
More American tradesmen will soon find themselves behind the wheel of a commercial van developed overseas. Three automakers -- Ford Motor Co., Chrysler Group and Nissan North America -- have introduced or will roll out next year commercial vehicles from their overseas operations that promise higher fuel economy.... Read More »