Ford confirms end of Transit Connect sales in North America after 2023 model year

Ford Transit Connect — Automakers continued to ditch the small-van market in 2023. Ford ended Transit Connect sales in the U.S. "to reduce global manufacturing cost and complexity, alongside decreased demand for the compact van segment." Ram, General Motors, Nissan and Mercedes-Benz have also abandoned the segment. Ford imported the Transit Connect, routinely the top-selling small van in America, from a plant in Valencia, Spain. Ford planned to build a next-generation model for North America in Mexico, code-named V758, but scrapped the program. The next-gen model would have been built on the same platform as the Maverick compact pickup and Bronco Sport crossover, which are also assembled in Mexico. The Transit Connect will continue to be built in Spain and sold in Europe.

Michael Martinez

March 28, 2023 03:30 PM

DETROIT – Ford Motor Co. on Tuesday confirmed it will end sales of the Transit Connect small van in North America after the 2023 model year, plans that Automotive News first reported last year.

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