{"id":739,"date":"2023-03-28T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-03-28T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fareshopbd.com\/ford-made-type-vehicle-extinct\/"},"modified":"2023-03-28T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2023-03-28T00:00:00","slug":"ford-made-type-vehicle-extinct","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fareshopbd.com\/ford-made-type-vehicle-extinct\/","title":{"rendered":"Ford just made this type of vehicle extinct"},"content":{"rendered":"
The florists of America<\/a> may want to order sympathy bouquets \u2014 for themselves.<\/p>\n Ford has confirmed<\/a> that it is discontinuing the Transit Connect compact van at the end of 2023.<\/p>\n The model is popular among small and urban business owners as both a utility and delivery vehicle, and was the last of its kind.<\/p>\n The Ram Promaster City, Nissan NV200 and NV200-based Chevrolet City Express it once competed against have all been pulled from the market in recent years.<\/p>\n CHEVROLET KILLING CAMARO, LEAVING FORD MUSTANG AS LAST V8 PONY CAR<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n The Transit Connect panel van is marketed as a commercial vehicle.<\/span> (Ford)<\/span><\/p>\n Ford introduced the Transit Connect to the U.S. for the 2010 model year and sales reached 52,221 in 2015, when the larger Transit was launched alongside it.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n The Ford Transit Connect Wagon is a passenger version of the compact van.<\/span> (Ford)<\/span><\/p>\n It’s been available in panel and passenger versions, but just 25,140 of the Spanish-built vehicles were sold in the U.S. last year.<\/p>\n CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE FOX NEWS AUTOS NEWSLETTER<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n A Ford spokesperson told Automotive News<\/a> that the decision was due to “efforts to reduce global manufacturing cost and complexity, alongside decreased demand for the compact van segment.”<\/p>\n <\/p>\n The E-Transit is available in several body styles.<\/span> (Ford)<\/span><\/p>\n The Transit has been the best-selling large van since it went on sale. It is offered in several sizes and available in electric versions called the E-Transit.<\/p>\n The Ford Maverick compact pickup<\/a> also became available in 2022 and has become part of the Ford Pro commercial lineup, targeting some of the same customers that might otherwise buy the Transit Connect.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n The Ford Maverick is popular among retail and commercial customers.<\/span> (Ford)<\/span><\/p>\n This brings Ford full-circle as the Transit Connect was long touted as an alternative to a small pickup, which Ford was missing from its lineup from 2012 until the Ranger returned in 2019<\/a>.<\/p>\n