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U.S. Customs scolds Ford on ‘chicken tax’ maneuver

U.S. Customs scolds Ford on 'chicken tax' maneuver

To avoid tax, all Transit Connects arrived as passenger vehicles. Even without a free-trade pact, Ford Motor Co. has leaned on European models such as the Ford Fiesta and C-Max to extend its U.S. product line. But that strategy can backfire.