
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.

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.