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REPORT: Ford Transit Connect arriving in U.S. with full interiors that get stripped to comply with "Chicken Law"

The law of unintended consequences is a funny one. Take the chicken tax. Back in the 1960s, West Germany imposed high tariffs on American grown chicken. President Johnson – a man you would not want to mess with – fought back by imposing high import tariffs on foreign made trucks and commercial vans. This is one of the reasons why there are no full-size German pickup trucks. It's also why German egg yolks are orange while ours are yellow (grass fed chicken vs. corn fed chicken), but that's another story. The only reason we have ... Read more →

REPORT: Ford Transit Connect to be built Stateside in 2012 Jonathon Ramsey

A welcome splash of news for the UAW and the U.S. economy: Ford will commence production of the Transit Connect at a U.S. assembly plant by mid-year 2012. Currently built in Turkey on a version ...

First Drive: 2010 Ford Transit Connect, the right size for a smaller economy Sam Abuelsamid

After relying on full-size E-series vans for commercial cargo carrying since the dawn of time, Ford is finally ready to offer North American businesses a more practical alternative. The Transit ...

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REPORT: Ford Transit Connect arriving in U.S. with full interiors that get stripped to comply with "Chicken Law" 3 months ago on Autoblog

REPORT: Ford Transit Connect to be built Stateside in 2012 5 months ago on Autoblog

A welcome splash of news for the UAW and the U.S. economy: Ford will commence production of the Transit Connect at a U.S. assembly plant by mid-year 2012. Currently built in Turkey on a version of the Euro Focus platform, the next generation Transit will also migrate to the FWD compact platform ...

First Drive: 2010 Ford Transit Connect, the right size for a smaller economy 6 months ago on Autoblog

After relying on full-size E-series vans for commercial cargo carrying since the dawn of time, Ford is finally ready to offer North American businesses a more practical alternative. The Transit Connect is a compact, purpose-built van that's been available overseas since 2002, and Ford has sold ...

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