Ford delivered more than 4,800 Transits during the month of November, besting all other competitors in the full-size cargo van segment, including Ford’s lame-duck E-Series and the Chevrolet Express. November was the Transit’s first month at the top of the sales charts.
Since its June launch, Ford has delivered more than 10,000 units of its Transit to buyers.
“We’re really excited to see Transit take over in such a big way — and so quickly,” Yaro Hetman, Transit brand manager, told The Detroit News. “We had no plans at all to let down on our leadership in the van segment.”
The E-Series that the Transit will eventually replace has been the best-selling large van in the United States for the last 34-years in a row.
Ford credits a wide range of powertrain and body style options as a key reason for the Transit’s success. An improving economy has also boosted overall van sales — the segment is up 14 percent this year.
Ford doesn’t forecast Transit sales, but the Dearborn-based automaker expects demand to only climb higher.
“We’re just looking at steadily increasing — 4,800 is just the beginning for sales,” Hetman said.
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