Press Releases

2013 Transit Connect Overview

Highly configurable interiors, generous cargo space, easy loading and unloading, and exceptional maneuverability are hallmarks of the 2013 model year Ford Transit Connect. Transit Connect also includes car-like convenience features such as standard first-row front and side airbags, a Tire Pressure Monitoring System, four-wheel anti-lock brakes and Ford's acclaimed AdvanceTrac(R) with RSC(R) (Roll Stability Control(TM)). Transit Connect highlights Class-leading fuel economy, at 27 mpg highway Available engine prep packages that allow conversions to compressed natural gas...

2012 Transit Connect Overview

The Ford Transit Connect compact van - named the 2010 North American Truck of the Year at launch - is enhanced for 2012, making a key safety feature standard. In addition, the personal-use XLT Premium Wagon model adds some attractive new exterior colors. "Transit Connect has been a game changer for small business proprietors, a 'rookie of the year' in commercial fleets both large and small, and the ideal basis for the fuel-efficient urban taxi of...

AWARD-WINNING FORD TRANSIT CONNECT BRINGS NEW OFFERINGS FOR 2011, MORE COMMERCIAL APPLICATIONS

Ford is tapping its global portfolio of products to meet the unique needs of American small business owners with the 2011 Ford Transit Connect, a spacious, fuel-efficient alternative to larger commercial vehicles that's ideal for navigating U.S. cities. Transit Connect arrived in the U.S. market in 2010 with a global reputation for durability and toughness dating back to its 2003 launch, when an expert jury of European commercial vehicle journalists named it International Van of the...

FORD TRANSIT CONNECT TAXI 'ON DUTY'; NEW PEOPLE MOVER RUNS ON GREEN FUELS WITH NEW ENGINE OPTION

The Ford Transit Connect Taxi will go into production and arrive in dealerships later this year as a 2011 model, adding to Ford Motor Company's leadership in the North American taxi market. Making the announcement today at the Chicago Auto Show, Ford also said it will introduce engine prep packages on all Transit Connect models - base and taxi - allowing conversion to efficient, clean-burning compressed natural gas (CNG) or propane (LPG, or liquefied petroleum gas)....

FORD TRANSIT CONNECT ELECTRIC COMMERCIAL VAN HELPS FLEET CUSTOMERS GO COMPLETELY GAS-FREE

Ford Motor Company today unveiled the all-electric version of the Ford Transit Connect - the 2010 North American Truck of the Year - at the Chicago Auto Show and confirmed the zero-emissions small van will be in fleet operators' hands later this year. The 2011 Transit Connect Electric will use a Force Drive electric powertrain manufactured and integrated by specialty upfitter Azure Dynamics. "Transit Connect Electric exemplifies how we are leveraging our relationships as well as...