Ford gets a scolding on 'chicken tax' maneuver

To avoid tax, all Transit Connects arrived as passenger vehicles.

September 23, 2013 05:00 AM

WASHINGTON -- 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.

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