Tag: Ford

Frontline’s Vanessa Hunt takes Transit on Tour

Vavoom group in Transit on Tour

Frontline Leasing brand Carmmunity is touring the UK with a Ford Transit Custom PHEV, showcasing the technology and vehicle to leasing brokers across the country – including the Vavoom team picture above. Now in the second week of a 14-day tour, Carmmunity’s Vanessa Hunt (left) is visiting the following leasing brokers, and adding more as she goes along: Advanced Vehicle Leasing Carparison…

Ford hires top Audi exec to lead electrification push

Martin Sander Ford of Europe

FORD of Europe has appointed top-level Audi exec Martin Sander as its new general manager of passenger vehicles. Martin takes up the role in June and effectively replaces Roelant de Waard, who retired end 2021. Leasing brokers may recognise the name, since Martin Sander is a former managing director of Audi in the UK back in 2012-13. His most current role at…

MS-RT and Ford strengthen partnership with in-house facility for sporting CVs

Ford Ranger MS RT

VAN brokers specialising in the sports-oriented Ford MS-RT models will welcome the announcement that the Ford Pro commercial vehicles conversion partner will expand with a new facility within the Ford Dagenham site.  MS-RT is establishing a £4 million facility within Ford Dagenham, which is intended to strengthen what is already a close relationship. With easier access to Ford’s technical expertise at Dagenham…

Ford confirms attendance at the Commercial Vehicle Show

CV Show Ford is back

Ford, the leading commercial vehicle provider, has confirmed its participation in the Commercial Vehicle Show. The CV Show will take place over 31 August to 02 September 2021 at its traditional venue at the NEC Birmingham. Usually Ford uses the occasion to unveil at least one new model or significant updates. At the last pre-pandemic show in 2019, Ford showed revised Transit,…

The new Ford E-Transit: the broker need to know guide

All New Ford E Transit

WE previewed the unveil of the Ford E-Transit at the end of October – and now Ford has given us the full unveil. OK, so you’ll have to wait until spring 2022 before you can start selling leases on the electric ‘Backbone of Britain’ but here are the key points you need to know now. Range – how far? The all-electric Transit…

Green deliveries are go with electric Ford Transit

Ford e transit

WELL, this is interesting Ford. Following on from the Transit PHEV, we now have the planned unveil of a fully electric Ford Transit. The all-electric e-Transit will be fully unveiled on 12 November, 2020. The new Transit is part of Ford’s electrification programme, most notably headed by the Mach-E Mustang. Ford says the van will meet changing consumer demands for green delivery.…