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Ford debuts diesel Transit Connect work van alongside comfort, tech upgrades
Ford is adding two new powertrain options to its 2019 Transit Connect cargo van, including the only available diesel in the segment. At the Work Truck Show in Indianapolis this week, the Detroit automaker pulled the curtain back on a host of upgrades to its compact commercial van – the third generation in nine years – […]
March 9, 2018
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Is the service truck of the future a van?
There’s a certain swagger mechanics get when riding around in a massive, Class 7 service truck complete with welder, compressor and crane. But is that image and the truck that goes with it a dinosaur? Not entirely. Big service trucks still have their place, but increasingly vans—as in Mercedes Sprinters, Ford Transits and Ram Promasters—are […]
January 2, 2018
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Ford to add 2,000 jobs at Kansas City plant to produce Transit Van and meet “surging” F-150 demand
Ford has announced that it is adding more than 2,000 jobs at its Kansas City Assembly Plant in order to produce the new Transit work van and to keep up with the demand for its F-150 pickup. The Kansas City plant currently employs 2,450 workers working two shifts and a third crew will be added with […]
May 3, 2013
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Ford Transit van gets a diesel
This just in: Ford is going to add a five-cylinder diesel engine to the powerplant choices in its 2014 Transit van. The 3.2 liter Power Stoke diesel engine has been in use in Europe and elsewhere around the globe for some time. There it is rated at 197 horsepower and 347 foot-pounds of torque (however […]
December 10, 2012
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