Ford produces a vehicle that’s perfect fit for the daily lives of most Americans. A small vehicle it may be, it would haul as much as any small SUV without being overly tall and less aerodynamic. It worked well for small commercial jobbers and even recreationally for those looking to camp without getting too far away from civilization. Yet sadly, Ford has officially announced an end to the U.S.-market Transit Connect.
Ford gave its official reasoning for ending the Transit Connect with excuses of reducing global manufacturing costs and complexity along with “decreased demand for the compact van segment.” A segment you probably didn’t even realize existed because Ford sure as hell didn’t advertise it to anyone. In fact, the entire van segment is woefully under advertised; commercial van sales fell 11 percent on the whole from the first three quarters of 2021 to the first three of 2022, with the Transit being the best seller, itself suffering a 13 percent sales decline in that period, according to CarSalesBase.com.
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