FORD Transit tops the European and global sales league for cargo vans in 2015, with nearly 400,000 vans registered according to IHS Markit registration data. Raj Nair, Ford executive vice president, global product development, and chief technical officer, said: “We are focused on building our clear global leadership in trucks, vans and commercial vehicles. “While other manufacturers only offer their van [...]
MOVANOS star as Fleet Alliance supplies CET's new 70-van fleet with a mix of Vauxhalls and Fords, replacing in one go the bulk of the vehicles for CET which provides specialist outsource services to the insurance and construction markets. Fleet Alliance has managed the CET fleet since 2007, and was recently voted the company’s National Supplier of the Year for Outstanding Performance in [...]
Ford vans May 2016 highlights on SMMT data: Transit Custom and Transit lead CV sales Ford van sales of 9,218 up 19% on May 2015 Fiesta Van, Transit Connect, Transit Custom, Transit and Ranger lead their respective segments In the UK top 20 Transit Custom 6th, Transit 20th Ford total vehicle sales 32,935 and a sales share of 14%, 5.6 [...]
All-new 2.0-litre Ford EcoBlue engine First in a new range of advanced Ford diesel engines delivers package of fuel efficiency, performance and refinement Clean-sheet design reduces friction for a 13 per cent fuel efficiency improvement Ford’s first mirror-image inlet manifold and a low-inertia turbocharger with rocket engine materials help deliver more than 20% more low-end torque Standard selective catalytic reduction [...]
Top CV sales up to 3.5t by brand Jan-Nov 2015 Ford - 92,311 Volkswagen - 40,610 Vauxhall - 37,879 Peugeot - 32,075 Citroen - 28,224 Mercedes - 27,776 Renault - 21,231 THE British commercial vehicle market is booming with Ford's van sales best in 30 years and more than double its nearest rivals as confident SMEs invest in their fleets. For November 2015 [...]
LET’S be honest, we’d all love a new van, but sometimes that’s just not possible – for example when you’re starting out on a new business venture and money is tight. This is where these bargain vans can offer an affordable, but still practical van solution. So, Business Vans has picked five of the best and cheapest vans on sale. [...]
FORD has maintained its ACFO awards commercial vehicle categories domination with the blue oval's ubiquitous Ford Transit winning the Large Van of the Year title - over Mercedes-Benz Sprinter - for the fifth consecutive year and the 19th time in the history of the awards. Making it a double tops for Transits was the Ford Transit Connect, which returned to [...]
EXPECT to see more Thames Water liveried Ford vans over the next three-years, after Ford's 900-van Thames Water order. The single badge deal between Ford and the UK’s largest water and wastewater services provider takes vans from across the commercial range including the Fiesta Van, Transit Connect, Transit Custom, Transit and Ranger. The first 223 of the 900 to be [...]
FORD is taking the lead with driver-assistance and connectivity technologies on Transit Connect vans, by introducing advanced new features to the segment, including Traffic Sign Recognition - a Lane Keeping Aid, and offer Ford’s voice-activated SYNC 2 connectivity system and innovative MyKey technology. Traffic Sign Recognition provides the driver with the latest detected speed limit, cancellation signs and overtaking restrictions via [...]
Tight emissions control and good economy were top of the list when Sevenoaks District Council went van hunting SEVENOAKS District Council was quick off the mark when it came to buying the new Ford Transit Connect – the Kent council is the first local authority to take delivery of the new model, which was recently voted International Van [...]
The new Transit Connect is a big step up from the old model. We've tried two very different takes on the formula.
Building firm Mears has just bought 100 Ford Transit Connects as part of it's renewal programme FORD’s latest vans have certainly impressed Mears Group – the Gloucester-based building maintenance firm that's just received its first 100 of many new vehicles it will purchase from the blue oval this year. Mears repairs and maintains buildings for local authorities and [...]
Here's one for your inner nurd. They've only gone and built a real-life Hot Wheels van based on a Ford Transit Connect OH WE like this very much! The idea was to create a race-inspired support vehicle for the average guy to spend a weekend at the track testing his Hot Wheels race car C'mon - you must've [...]
eJudged's re-purposed Transit Connect – a stylish mobile hot spot, loaded with technology AS if Ford's new Transit Connect wasn't sexy enough, the company recently showed off a range of 're-imaged' versions at the annual SEMA show in Las Vegas. The industry’s top aftermarket custom builders transformed six Ford Transit Connect vans and four people carriers, with elaborate [...]
Great to drive, very well built, full of useful innovations, and with rock bottom running costs. What's not to like?
