r stop and potentially enable more deliveries. It also enhances security for vans during deliveries and helps drivers focus by reducing their tasks. The technology also allows the van to unlock with key-free entry, and pressing the brake restarts the engine and restores the windows. The drivers can customize the window, hazard light, and locking settings. The technology is available on the 2025 E-Transit and EcoBlue diesel Transit with automatic ...

News  Updated at: 2025/02/11

Ford starts production of eDrive units at Halewood plant, UK On December 3, Ford started production of new eDrive units for the all-electric Puma Gen-E and E-Transit Custom at its Halewood plant in the UK, following a GBP 380 million investment to transform traditional transmission’s facility into a new electric vehicle (EV) component manufacturing plant. The plant can now produce 420,000 eDrive units per year, ensuring that 70% of the electri...

News  Updated at: 2024/12/04

ith deliveries starting in 2025. E-Transit with a new 89 kWh enhanced-range version offers faster charging and up to 402 km of driving range, serving businesses with longer routes. The orders for the enhanced-range model will open in October 2024, with production commencing in early 2025. E-Transit Custom, which is produced at Ford Otosan’s advanced plant, with initial deliveries underway in selected European markets. The Transit Custom PHEV mo...

News  Updated at: 2024/09/17

eMOKON is a B2B conference on electric mobility for companies and fleets in Austria where various EVs are presented and can be tested on site. During the event, Ford will be exhibiting the Capri model for the first time in the country, although it will not be possible to drive it. The new E-Transit Custom will also be making its Austrian debut. The all-electric Explorer model will be tested at the ÖAMTC driving technology center while the Kuga P...

News  Updated at: 2024/09/11

nd battery packs, as well as informing software calibration and battery cell chemistry, among other areas. This is the second consecutive year Ford has taken an electric test vehicle to the competition at Pikes Peak.  Ford’s 1,400-horsepower Electric SuperVan 4.2, based on Ford Pro’s E-Transit Custom Van, set a class record there in 2023. Ford Performance is also learning from another pair of electric demonstration race vehicles.  The Musta...

News  Updated at: 2024/05/29

All-new Ford E-Transit Custom to begin launch in summer, all Europe by 2025 On May 21, Ford announced details of the all-new E-Transit Custom across Europe, allowing SMEs to electrify their one-ton vans. The all-new E-Transit Custom has a 64-kWh battery that allows it to reach a range of 337 km and charge from 10% to 80% in 39 minutes connected to a 125 kW DC charger. It comes in two power outputs of 100-kW and 160-kW, both with 415 Nm of torque....

News  Updated at: 2024/05/22

Ford opens new propulsion development laboratory at its UK headquarters On February 14, Ford inaugurated its new Propulsion Development Laboratory at its headquarters in the UK. The GBP 24 million facility is the third test facility to be inaugurated at the Dunton Campus in the last two years. The first testing at the facility is carried out for E-Transit Courier, E-Transit Custom, and Ford Puma Gen-E programmes. The facility has eight vehicle-si...

News  Updated at: 2024/02/16

Ford Pro reveals all-new Transit Connect PHEV On January 30, Ford Pro revealed the new generation Transit Connect PHEV, a compact van, for Europe. With the new variant, Ford completes the electrified Transit van family, which now includes four segments, including the E-Transit, E-Transit Courier, the E-Transit Custom, and the all-new Transit Connect PHEV. The all-new Transit Connect will come with a PHEV powertrain, for the first time, with a 1.5...

News  Updated at: 2024/01/31

Ford Pro opens order for electric Transit Custom in Europe On December 22, Ford Pro announced that it had opened orders for the electric Transit Custom van in Europe. The E-Custom Transit is expected to be delivered to customers in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland in the fourth quarter of 2024. The E-Transit Custom comes with an option of 100 kW or 160 kW motors, each offering 415 Nm of torque. The vehicle is powered by a 64-kWh useable battery ...

News  Updated at: 2023/12/26

Ford Pro presents its vehicles and services at Solutrans 2023, France On November 21, Ford Pro presented its electric E-Transit, the Ford E-Transit Custom, and the Transit Courier at Solutrans 2023, in France. Ford Pro France also presented Ford Telematics, unveiled the FordPro Ecosystem and the turnkey factory-mounted interior design solution developed in partnership with DHL.   Ford Pro through its telematics services provides all information ...

News  Updated at: 2023/11/23

Ford Otosan inaugurates renewed Yenikoy plant in Turkey On November 4, Ford Otosan inaugurated the transformation of its state-of-the-art Yenikoy Assembly Plant in Turkey, boosting productivity for Ford Pro commercial vehicle businesses across Europe.  The company’s first-of-its-kind multistorey facility produces the all-new Transit Custom one-tonne van alongside the all-new Tourneo Custom multi-activity vehicle, followed by volume production ...

News  Updated at: 2023/11/06

VW’s next-gen Transporter to be based on Ford E-Transit Custom Volkswagen’s next-generation Transporter will arrive in 2024 with an all-new architecture developed with Ford and for the first time offer an electric version, according to media sources.. The Transporter, which comprises two-thirds of Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles' (VWCV) total sales, will be twinned with the Ford Transit Custom and be built at the Ford Otosan factory in Turkey ...

News  Updated at: 2023/10/13

Ford Pro opens order for all-new Transit Custom and Tourneo Custom in Europe On October 9, Ford Pro announced that it had opened orders for the all-new Transit Custom and Tourneo Custom vans in Europe. Ford Pro offers Tourneo Custom with its latest-generation EcoBlue diesel engines in 136 PS, 150 PS, or 170 PS power outputs, with an option of an eight-speed automatic transmission or a six-speed manual gearbox. The vehicle offers a maximum towing ...

News  Updated at: 2023/10/10

ing vans, by 2035.Power units built at this plant will be in 70% of Europe-market Ford EVs by 2026, at which time Ford plans to build some 600,000 EVs per year starting in 2026.The investment increases annual production to 420,000 units (versus the previous 250,000 units), which power the E-Transit Custom, E-Tourneo Custom, Transit Courier, Tourneo Courier, Puma and other future products.The investment also helps secure employment for 500 people....

News  Updated at: 2022/12/02

IAA 2022: Ford Pro presents latest solutions for European customers On September 19, Ford Pro presented its latest solutions to maximize uptime, service, and productivity at IAA Transportation. Ford Pro solutions comprise a single platform integrating vehicles with software, charging, and connected services. Ford Pro’s line-up of electric vehicles at the Show is led by the all-new E-Transit Custom. Ford Pro is also revealing further details a...

News  Updated at: 2022/09/21

Ford announces all-new battery-powered E-Transit Custom in Europe On September 8, Ford Pro introduced the all-new battery-powered E-Transit Custom. E-Transit Custom will be built by Ford Otosan in Kocaeli, Turkey, and is due to start production in autumn 2023. This all-electric version of Europe’s best-selling van is designed from the ground up to deliver new levels of productivity to customers in the one-ton van segment. E-Transit Custom is o...

News  Updated at: 2022/09/08

Ford unveils Ford Pro Electric SuperVan at Goodwood Festival of Speed On June 23, Ford unveiled the ultra-high-performance Ford Pro Electric SuperVan at the 2022 Goodwood Festival of Speed in the UK. It is inspired by the new E-Transit Custom to showcase Ford Pro digital and EV capability. The Ford Pro Electric SuperVan is equipped with four electric motors, a 50-kWh liquid-cooled battery, and a bespoke control system that produces approximately...

News  Updated at: 2022/06/27

Ford Europe announces new all-electric E-Transit Custom On May 9, Ford announced the all-new, all-electric one-tonne van E-Transit Custom. The all-electric E-Transit Custom will enter production in the second half of 2023 by Ford Otosan at their Kocaeli site. It offers a range of up to 380 km, full towing capability, and DC fast charging, plus a Pro-Power Onboard feature, providing exportable power for tools, lights, and devices while on site. It...

News  Updated at: 2022/05/10

Ford begins shipping all-electric E-Transit from plant in Kocaeli, Turkey On April 7, Ford Pro announced it is now shipping the first production units of its all-electric E-Transit van to customers across Europe from the Ford Otosan factory in Kocaeli, Turkey, a milestone that follows the start of deliveries to U.S. customers from Kansas City Assembly in February.With over 5,000 customer orders for the E-Transit, Ford Otosan is now moving to full...

News  Updated at: 2022/04/08

vehicles in the industrial province of Kocaeli.According to the general manager Haydar Yenigun, the firm, with its other plants in Kocaeli, will have the first integrated electric vehicle production facility in Turkey. The battery assembly factory is slated for completion by 2022. The firm produced Custom PHEV as a first electrified commercial vehicle in Turkey and plans to produce E-Transit, Ford’s first electric vehicle in the country. For 60...

News  Updated at: 2020/12/07