Ford

Article from Fleet News, 14 January 2010

Ford has defended the Transit Connect’s record after the BBC revealed it had the highest MoT failure rate for cars and vans.

Speedy, the tool and equipment hire company, has recently put to work a new fleet of Ford Transit vans at their 400 nationwide depots.  The 110 Ford Transit T350 Dropside Pick Up vans, which have cost Speedy near £2.8m, are equipped with raised safety bars on the sides and rear of the van in a bid to prevent the van user from falling when offloading.

Van and car maker, Ford has announced further prices increases - the fourth such rise this year alone.  Ford vans and Ford cars will undergo an average 2.7% price hike in a bid to stave off the affects of a weak pound; or so it is reported.  Indeed, MD of Ford of Britain, Nigel Sharp, said "price increases are still required to maintain a viable business and to recover relative cost increases caused by the weakness of the pound over an extended period."  This is depsite Ford reportedly having "reduced costs across its entire UK business, including personnel red

American car and van giant, Ford, has unveiled a new ECOnetic version of the

Fleet Van announced the winners of the 2009 Fleet Van Awards in London last week.

Ford was crowned van manufacturer of the year, while the increasingly popualr Citroen’s Berlingo won the title of "van of the year".

Northern Gas Networks (NGN) has opted to use the Ford Transit for their Emergency Response & Repair Crews.  NGN have ordered 134 MWB high roof Transits all powered by Ford's 2.4-litre 140hp engines.  Each vehicle will carry under-floor generators and compressors together with being fitted with load area racking and workbenches.  Ford has als

SUMMARY

When the Ford Transit Connect was launched in 2002, it quite simply took the small van market by storm.  The cheap Ford Transit Connect offered a much needed alternative to the other cheap vans in its class such as the somewhat ageing Citroen Berlingo.  The design of the Ford Transit Connect even meant that this small van attracted buyers who would otherwise have opted for a large pa

SUMMARY

According to Parkers.co.uk, a "quarter of all vans on the road in the UK are Transits, such is the popularity of the model."  Indeed, the term "transit" is now synonymous with "medium sized van" and is the yardstick against which all other vans and van makers are measured.

Ford has reported a 20% increase in sales since April and the van giant continues to gain market share.  However, the car and cheap vans maker insists that it has nothing to do with General Motors and Chrysler filing for bankruptcy protection.  Indeed, Ford has attributed its recent success to the launch of the new Ford Fusion and the new Ford Fiesta beating the Volkswagen Golf to the title of best selling European car.

According to the Times, figures published later this week will reveal that British car sales have fallen by approximately 30%.  Sales have been in steady decline with month on month drops of between 20% and 23% being recorded in recent months.