The new Ford Transit commercial van will set new standards globally for vehicles of its type. Not only will fuel economy change dramatically, maintenance costs and other aspects of the cost model have been closely scrutinized.
Moving away from the body-on-frame design of the past, the new Transit will be a unit-body constructed workhorse with a design life of 10 years and 150,000 miles of severe duty.
Ford in the States now has more problems, this time with the EPA and NHTSA. It seems that the EPA is now discussing the low MPG numbers for C-Max, and Fusion hybrids. The NHTSA is probing problems with the floormats.
An automobile doesn’t become a global car by just looking stylish. A global car needs to be prepared for the most extreme use and global conditions to ensure it excels in day-to-day performance over the life of the vehicle.
Ford in America is recalling 19,106 Fusion sedans to fix low-beam headlights that could become hazy, according to filings with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
