Ford is extending production of the all-new Transit to include the full line-up of more than 450 model variants.
Transit derivatives, now available to order from Transit Centres and Ford dealerships, include Chassis Double Cab, Double Cab-in-Van and extra-long L5 versions.
These new variants will debut at the 2014 IAA Commercial Vehicles Show this month and complete an unprecedented renewal and expansion of Ford’s entire commercial vehicle range in the last 24 months.
Ford is the fastest growing commercial vehicle brand and offers the freshest line-up of vehicles in the industry, with two-tonne Transit the flagship of a range that also includes the one-tonne Transit Custom, the smaller Transit Connect van offering payloads between 600-1000kg, and the compact Transit Courier van for small businesses and urban deliveries.
From January to July 2014, Ford sold more than 123,000 commercial vehicles in Europe, which was a 12.5 per cent year-over-year increase compared with 2013. During the same period, sales of the Transit Custom more than doubled, sales of the Transit Connect grew by 53 per cent and Ford’s share of the European commercial vehicle market rose to 10.7 per cent – the highest level since 1997.
Ford Otosan’s €400 million factory in Yenikoy, Turkey, will expand the venture’s ability to supply foreign markets, the Financial Times reports.
The facility has capacity to make 110,000 Ford Tourneo Courier small commercial vehicles and Transit Courier people movers annually.
Ford is recalling nearly 1,300 Transit models made during April and May.
Tests have found fluid may leak from a faulty caliper connection and lead to partial or complete loss of braking on the rear wheels.
