Doesn't this look great? Full of car-like comforts too, including Ford SYNC voice control and great connectivity. It'll seat 6 if you plump for the 3 seats in the front THE Ford Transit Custom is Ford’s replacement for the old lighter Transit models (larger new Transits appear this year) and this model has been making quite a name [...]
Ford has hit its 10,000 sales target a month early with the new Transit Custom - helped by booming van sales across the board THE new Ford Transit Custom has been getting rave reviews since it was launched last year – including the title International Van of the Year 2013. And it's an accolade that's well deserved in [...]
Smart vans like this Ford Transit Sportvan can give a real image boost to a small business MET Richard Bunn the other week, which is always fun – and stimulating. ‘Sticky’ as he’s know to most of his chums, now runs his own van leasing company called White Hot Vans. With a career that includes spells at Ford, [...]
380 Transits and Transit Customs, plus 20 Ford Ranger pick-ups make up the Speedy order HAVE you started to see more new Ford Transit Customs on the road recently? They’re certainly becoming a more popular sight – but expect to see a lot more soon: in red. Speedy, which provides equipment and support services to construction, manufacturing, industrial, [...]
Bott van racking system for the Ford Transit Custom - including fold-down vice (foreground) RACKING specialists Bott used the CV Show to launch its new Ford Transit Custom van racking system. Based on Bott’s established Uno and Vario module van racking, the systems can be adjusted to meet your own operational requirements. The full Bott Ford Transit [...]
New to the Ford Transit Custom range: high roof model providing up to 8.29cu m of load area FOR businesses that need additional height inside the load area – or trades that need a mobile workspace – Ford launched this at the CV Show. A high roof version of the Transit Custom. The high roof adds an [...]
Get it racked: new Bott racking for Transit Custom launched at CV Show RACKING specialist Bott is getting the new Ford Transit Custom all kitted up for work with a new racking system The Bott racking system for Transit Custom will be shown at the CV Show (9-11 April at the NEC). The Ford Transit Custom is compatible [...]
Ford engineering guru John Reed: reckons the deployable roof rack bars are part of the package that makes the new Ford Transit such a great package WHAT do you like about the new Ford Transit Custom? What really stands out for you? That was the question I asked John Reed, Ford’s engineering leader on global CVs, at the [...]
Ford's design chief Paul Campbell HAVING asked Ford’s John Reed the question - what do you like about the new Ford Transit Custom? – I thought it only fair to ask the same question of Paul Campbell. Paul is the chief designer for Ford’s commercial vehicle design. “The first is the interior of the new Ford Transit Custom. [...]
The '1 tonne' Ford Transit Custom has great style and practicality, plus it's like a car behind the wheel and does over 40mpg. Do your business a favour.
Story: COLIN DAWSON The Continental Irish Van of the Year award is presented to Ciaran McMahon of Ford Ireland by Paddy Murphy of award sponsors Continental Tyres Ireland IT’S been Britain’s favourite van for years and it’s popularity looks set to continue. Ford’s Transit continues to pile up accolades with the Transit Custom voted Continental Irish Van of [...]
After 40 years, Ford is closing its Southampton factory with the loss of 500 jobs.
From 2013, production of the Transit will be concentrated at Ford's existing plant in Turkey.
Story: RALPH MORTON Ford knows that you van drivers like your vans made tough. And there's no point launching a brand new van, like the new Ford Transit Custom, unless it's made extra tough. So, before the new Ford Transit Custom was launched, Ford engineeers subjected the van to some rigorous testing, including this slam door test in the [...]
Ford boss Mark Ovenden reveals major uplift on residual values offering van managers lower operating costs thanks to better RVs
A massive range of Ford Transit Custom models is about to hit the business van market
Car-like driving experience but with all the Transit's legendary toughness. Expect strong residuals too.
