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They're also buying an equivalent number of ICE Promasters:
Why not also just ICE Transits instead?
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On 2/17/2023 at 6:48 PM, rperez817 said:
J.D. Power's 2023 Vehicle Dependability Survey was publicized recently. To no one's surprise, Ford and Lincoln are 2 of the most problematic brands.
How are Dodge, Jeep and Ram so far apart from Chrysler?
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On 2/20/2023 at 5:44 AM, 7Mary3 said:
That's exactly what GM did. Not sure about the Transit, might depend on the firewall opening.
Can't they just simply redesign the firewall?
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On 2/20/2023 at 2:55 AM, silvrsvt said:
The second gen Lightening is supposed to be a clean sheet design.
Maybe it will go on an improved 1st gen Lighting platform?The article states that the next-gen Lightning is coming out in 2025.
Then the E-Transit will be built on top of whatever that's based on.
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On 2/18/2023 at 12:59 AM, bzcat said:
Seems like a strange article to be writing about van sales and exclude Sprinter.
GM's sales increase basically tracked Nissan's decline. If you want a thirsty V8 in your van, you only got one place to go now.
I'm really curious about the E-series update posted up thread.
Mercedes doesn't report their numbers.
IICR, first they merged their Metris numbers and Sprinter numbers together.
Then they stopped reporting them altogether.
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On 2/17/2023 at 12:20 AM, 7Mary3 said:
The P-30 cut-away wasn't. The cab was borrowed from the G series van, but it had a composite tip front front end. Kind of like the later TopKick/Kodiak:
So they took the unibody G van cab and placed it on a truck frame?
I wonder if the same can be done with the Transit cab...
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A redesigned E-Transit will share the same platform as a redesigned F-150 Lightning in 2026 (and be built at Ohio Assembly):
https://fordauthority.com/2023/01/next-generation-ford-e-transit-should-arrive-in-2026-report/Meanwhile, the ICE Transit will carry on as is through 2030:
https://fordauthority.com/2023/01/ice-ford-transit-production-will-continue-into-2030-report/
So the E-Transit will be BOF?
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On 2/14/2023 at 9:06 PM, 7Mary3 said:
I always wondered what the story was behind the E-550. It was available for something like 6 months, supposedly built to satisfy a particular fleet customer. I remember seeing one E-550, one of the studios had it. GM build a very similar truck, the P-30 Cut-away, from '91 to '96. Saw a few of those, made a nice motorhome chassis.
Weren't the early 90's Chevy vans unibody?
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Seems the GM vans are the only ones that grew within the segment last year:
https://fordauthority.com/2023/02/ford-transit-sales-numbers-results-2022-calendar-year/
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Sorry, wrong thread.
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I'm aware that AWD was coming to the vans, but this was was the first news I've seen of it coming to the cutaways.
I can't recall such a thing ever happening before.
Back when the Express had factory AWD it wasn't a feature of the cutaways. And IICR, the Sprinter cutaway doesn't come with the 4WD.
Would it be possible for Ford to implement AWD in the E-Series?
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How big of a deal is this?
https://blueovalforums.com/forums/index.php?/topic/68418-the-transit-cutaway-apparently-has-awd-isnt-this-a-pretty-huge-deal/-
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https://www.ford.com/commercial-trucks/transit-chassis/
Have cutaway vehicles actually had this from the factory before? -
https://www.carcomplaints.com/news/2017/ford-transit-driveshaft-recall-lawsuit.shtml
How difficult would it be to switch to a normal U-joint? Could that be a possible permanent fix?
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I dunno. Doing a search, seems like this has the primary major issue for owners, especially those on the Fordtransitusa forum:
https://www.google.com.ng/search?q=ford+transit+guibo
That and rain water or melted snow entering the air filter opening, which Ford has sort of addressed. Though before that, many of them had done a lot of janky fixes to either cover the opening or redirect the water.
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Bit of a question. Could this end up being "6.0 Power Stroke" bad?
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/cars/2017/06/28/ford-transit-recall/434934001/
https://www.carcomplaints.com/news/2017/ford-transit-driveshaft-flexible-coupling-lawsuit.shtml
https://www.law360.com/articles/943756/ford-sued-by-consumers-after-recalling-402k-transit-vans
Will this end up having any effect on sales?
I'm kind of wondering... This is a work vehicle. The thing already has F-150 drivetrains and a F-150 rear end. Why didn't they just follow suit and use a standard F-150 U-joint or just any U-joint in general?
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There currently isn't a permanent fix. The driveshaft coupling (guibo) will have to be replaced every 30,000 miles:
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/cars/2017/06/28/ford-transit-recall/434934001/
There's currently a class-action lawsuit in progress:
https://www.carcomplaints.com/news/2017/ford-transit-driveshaft-flexible-coupling-lawsuit.shtml
https://www.law360.com/articles/943756/ford-sued-by-consumers-after-recalling-402k-transit-vans
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http://m.businessfleet.com/news/270729/ford-to-idle-transit-production-for-two-weeks
As the article points out, most likely had to do with this:
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Didnt see this earlier.
http://businessinsider.com/ford-buys-chariot-65-million2016-9?r=US&IR=T
With the reasons given, isn't that basically purchasing vehicles from yourself?
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Seems like this campaign is aimed at "work" customers.
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Came across a pretty interesting quote from a GM fleet rep:
“There’s more growth in cutaways due to changes in federal regulations on greenhouse gases, where the sticking point is declared frontal area,” Langhauser says. “Ours is 74 square feet; our cab is 37 square feet, and upfitters must stay within 74 or 85 square feet to meet the regs. Eurovan cutaways are restricted. G-vans give the upfitters more leeway, and that’s reflected in more and more business in cutaways.” He says GM will add speed late this year after rearranging workloads to maintain quality.
http://www.truckinginfo.com/article/story/2015/10/cargo-vans-prosperity-as-a-problem.aspx
Does anyone know how much this has affected the landscape of the entire cutaway market as a whole?
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Seems like that's all people care about when it comes to Ford these days.Granted, this is a financial trading site, but take look at the comments section underneath this article.
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http://www.fool.com/investing/general/2016/04/30/dear-ford-motor-company-i-was-wrong.aspx
People like to crap on fleet sales, but they can prove to be very lucrative.
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Ford reveals an electric school bus based on the E-Transit:
https://blueovalforums.com/forums/index.php?/topic/75005-ford-reveals-an-electric-school-bus-based-on-the-e-transit-cargo-van/