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Ford Transit: 60 years as Europe’s trusted business partner
|Date: 24 June, 2025

Ford Transit: 60 years as Europe’s trusted business partner
The date is August 9, 1965 – and the first Ford Transit van is leaving the production line at Ford’s faci ...
The date is August 9, 1965 – and the first Ford Transit van is leaving the production line at Ford’s facility in Langley, UK. At the time, few could have predicted the impact this new van would have f ...
24 June, 2025
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PB test drives the all-new Ford E-Transit Courier range
|Date: 1 June, 2025

PB test drives the all-new Ford E-Transit Courier range
Electric vehicles are a source of contention for many, particularly those in the trade with concerns over ...
Electric vehicles are a source of contention for many, particularly those in the trade with concerns over range and payload capacity. Here to put these worries to rest, is Ford with its E-Transit rang ...
1 June, 2025
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Test driving the Ford E-Transit
|Date: 6 March, 2025

Test driving the Ford E-Transit
Is it time you considered plugging into battery electric? The Ford E-Transit could well make that decisio ...
Is it time you considered plugging into battery electric? The Ford E-Transit could well make that decision a lot easier for you. If you want an indication of just how committed manufacturers are to ba ...
6 March, 2025
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Test driving the Ford Transit range
|Date: 14 October, 2024

Test driving the Ford Transit range
The PB team was invited to the Ford Dunton Technical Centre to celebrate all things Transit on the eponym ...
The PB team was invited to the Ford Dunton Technical Centre to celebrate all things Transit on the eponymous Transit Day, celebrating the vehicles 59th birthday. We got hands on with the latest Transi ...
14 October, 2024
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Ford Pro expands electric transit van range
|Date: 24 April, 2024

Ford Pro expands electric transit van range
Ford Pro has unveiled a new extended range option for the E-Transit, enhancing the capability of the top- ...
Ford Pro has unveiled a new extended range option for the E-Transit, enhancing the capability of the top-selling large electric van in Europe. New 89kWh battery means E-Transit extended range goes 28 ...
24 April, 2024
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Professional Builder looks at the new Ford Transit Custom
|Date: 22 December, 2023

Professional Builder looks at the new Ford Transit Custom
Professional Builder attends the launch of a vehicle that is acCUSTOMed to success If a company is alre ...
Professional Builder attends the launch of a vehicle that is acCUSTOMed to success If a company is already the market leader by some distance then that’s a very good place to start. Of course, that ...
22 December, 2023
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What you need to know when buying a used Ford Transit Custom
|Date: 30 December, 2021

What you need to know when buying a used Ford Transit Custom
Everything you need to know when buying a used Ford Transit Custom from Dan Powell editor of Honest John ...
Everything you need to know when buying a used Ford Transit Custom from Dan Powell editor of Honest John Vans. The Ford Transit Custom was first launched in 2013 and became an instant hit, thanks to i ...
30 December, 2021
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Rough day at work? All-electric Ford E-Transit ‘Torture Tests’ simulate a life of hard use
|Date: 13 July, 2021

Rough day at work? All-electric Ford E-Transit ‘Torture Tests’ simulate a life of hard use
Ford E-Transit has undergone same punishing test regime as its diesel-powered sisters. Testing involves e ...
Ford E-Transit has undergone same punishing test regime as its diesel-powered sisters. Testing involves extreme heat and cold plus torturous potholed roads and surfaces Durability of the E-Transit’s b ...
13 July, 2021
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Ford’s most popular mid-sized van offering
|Date: 21 May, 2021

Ford’s most popular mid-sized van offering
Professional Builder welcomes the opportunity to get more “accustomed” with Ford’s most popular mid-sized ...
Professional Builder welcomes the opportunity to get more “accustomed” with Ford’s most popular mid-sized van offering. It might be well into its sixth decade but, in simple van terms, the Ford Transi ...
21 May, 2021
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The new hybrid version of the Ford Transit Custom
|Date: 4 February, 2021

The new hybrid version of the Ford Transit Custom
Driving an LCV which isn’t powered in the conventional way doesn’t have to be shrouded in stress thanks t ...
Driving an LCV which isn’t powered in the conventional way doesn’t have to be shrouded in stress thanks to a new hybrid version of the Ford Transit Custom. There’s not many vehicle manufacturers who c ...
4 February, 2021
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Ford Transit’s new automatic electric mode
|Date: 31 July, 2020

Ford Transit’s new automatic electric mode
Plug-in Ford Transit Custom hybrid introduces automatic electric mode to support cleaner city air Live lo ...
Plug-in Ford Transit Custom hybrid introduces automatic electric mode to support cleaner city air Live location data and geofence module automatically switches Transit Custom hybrid to electric drive ...
31 July, 2020
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