Ford hopes Renault deal can plug its weakness in vans

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The Transit is a success story for Ford, but it has struggled in the sub-tonne van class


Ford’s domination of the van sales chart in the UK hides a weakness that it hopes to plug through a new partnership with Renault. 

News that Renault will build Ford two small electric cars, one a Fiesta replacement, overshadowed the announcement that the two plan to work together on the development of future vans. And of the two, the van partnership could be the more significant.




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