The Transit cargo van is selling like hot cakes and its small business owners are building a massive fan base
The most practical and flexible van of the history, Ford Transit has a huge fan base in the small business sector. It is usually among one of the best sellers in any country which is a good sign for the economy of that country. The Transit is a pure small business friendly van that means it only appeals to businesses in the UK.
What is the Transit ‘phenomena’?
It is the only light commercial van in UK that offers utmost flexibility and majority of small business owners use the Transit for delivery purposes. From caterers to distributors, school buses to old age homes, company fleets to cargo vans, grocery shops to deliverymen, almost every business uses Ford Transit van to facilitate their processes. Ford sold record number of Transit vans this April, highest in 30 years.
At first glance, you might find the Transit a boxy, boring and creepy van but you are wrong because Transit is the only van that offers all the features of a car. It has satellite navigation system, fully modernised infotainment system and a range of economical engines.
Ford Transit Engine Range
Ford has launched the new Transit with a range of environment friendly engines with new “Eco Boost” technology. Ford’s new EcoBoost engines are a new milestone achieved by the company as this technology returns utmost fuel economy.
The new engine contains an aluminium block with twin cam, integrated exhaust and EcoBoost technology. This engine will offer similar power output as of the 1.6 litre engine but its fuel economy and carbon emissions are much lower.
Transit is not only famous in the UK, Americans are likely to buy almost 475,000 Transit vans this year.