We’re not sure if Best Buy’s geeks are still going to be using the Volkswagen Beetle to get around but FoMoCo announced today that the Ford Transit Connect and Ford E-Series van are joining the Geek Squad lineup. “We appreciate Best Buy”s business and confidence in our commercial van lineup,” said Len Deluca, director, Ford [...]
The recalls keep on coming; FoMoCo is recalling 33,700 of its Transit Connect small commercial vans because of an interior liner issue, and Chrysler said it is recalling certain 2010 SUVs and trucks over a possible brake fluid leak. Ford is recalling Transit Connects sold in the U.S. and built between December 2008 and May [...]
Azure Dynamics Corporation and FoMoCo said yesterday that they have picked AM General LLC, best known as the maker of military Humvees and Hummers, to handle the final assembly of the Ford Transit Connect Electric, the all-electric version of the award winning Transit Connect. Ford will ship engine-less Transit Connect units from its factory in [...]
FoMoCo announced today that the city of Boston became the first municipality in the United States to approve its new 2011 Ford Transit Connect Taxi for the city streets. “The size, shape and configuration of the Transit Connect make it comfortable for both driver and passengers,” said Mark Cohen, director, Licensing Division, Boston Police Department. [...]
In an effort to make its new Ford Transit Connect more appealing to small business owners, FoMoCo will launch a new Web site next week for owners to design and order wraps for their work vans. The cost for the wraps will start as little as $100 for something simple to $3,500 for a complete [...]
If you haven’t been out of the house in a while and seen all the red colors, we thought it’d be kind of us to let you know that today is Valentine’s Day. Either way, if you’re significant other wants you to take them to a “chick flick” you may want to check out “Valentine’s [...]
In early 2005, FoMoCo was the first automaker to introduce gas-electric hybrid powered taxis in North American fleets with the Ford Escape Hybrid in San Francisco and New York City. Continuing with its fuel-efficient taxi success, FoMoCo announced today that it will start producing the new 2011 Ford Transit Connect Taxi, which will arrive in [...]
FoMoCo has confirmed that it will unveil a new all-electric version of the Ford Transit Connect van at the 2010 Chicago Auto Show next week. The battery-powered Transit Connect will be the first in a series of electric-vehicles from the Dearborn automaker and will be available to fleet customers later this year. “Ford Transit Connect [...]
While FoMoCo attracted a lot of attention at the 2010 Detroit Auto Show with the 2011 Ford Mustang GT and the 2012 Ford Focus, the Dearborn automaker stole the show by winning the 2010 North American Car and Truck of the Year awards. Ford’s Fusion Hybrid won the Car of the Year award while the [...]
On Monday, Fiat took the wraps off its second-generation Fiat Doblo compact van, which will go on sale in Europe in mid-January. According to Automotive News, Chrysler Group LLC’s new Ram brand will get a version of the Fiat Doblo to compete with Ford’s new Transit Connect, which started selling in United States in July. The [...]
