Filed under: Minivan/Van , Work , Ford , Police/Emergency , Specialty In a commercial market where “change” is a four-letter word, Ford has a lot of explaining to do. It is not often that an automaker decides to dump a best-selling vehicle line, one that’s dominated its segment for decades. But Ford’s commercial vehicle team is doing it not once, but twice.
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How Ford plans to phase out the best-selling E-Series
Filed under: Minivan/Van , Chrysler , Fiat We know that the Fiat Doblo is coming to the Ram brand as a cargo van, but what about a passenger-hauling variant? Automotive News reports that the Ram team is debating just such a move. The Doblo panel van will compete with the Ford Transit Connect when it hits U.S.
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Report: Ram mulling passenger version of promised Fiat Doblo van for U.S.
Filed under: Government/Legal , Mitsubishi , Electric What’s the most fuel-efficient vehicle sold in the United States? Well, for 2012 it’s the Mitsubishi i , at least according to the Environmental Protection Agency and the Department of Energy. The federal agencies have issued the latest edition of their Fuel Economy Guide , and Mitsubishi’s subcompact electric leads all vehicles with a combined rating of 112 miles per gallon of gasoline equivalent. The Nissan Leaf is second at 99 MPGe, the Ford Transit Connect Electric is third at 62, and the Chevrolet Volt ranks fourth at 60 MPGe.
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Mitsubishi i tops 2012 EPA Fuel Economy Guide
Filed under: Minivan/Van , Work , Nissan While getting our first in-person look at the 2012 Nissan NV3500 passenger van today, Nissan’s Vice President of Commercial and Fleet Vehicles, Joe Castelli, informed Autoblog that there’s plenty more news to come from the automaker’s nascent commercial vehicle line in the very near future. Obviously, the major news surrounding Nissan’s commercial business was the recent announcement that its NV200 van has been selected to be the next-generation New York City taxi – big shoes to fill now that the Ford Crown Victoria has finally ceased production . To build on the momentum of the NV200 taxi here in the States, Castelli tells us that Nissan plans to offer a retail version to fill out its commercial vehicle line.
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Confirmed: Nissan planning retail NV200 model to combat Ford Transit Connect
Filed under: Podcasts , Etc. , BMW , Chevrolet , Nissan , Diesel Chevy Camaro ZL1, BMW 3 Series Diesel/Wagon, diesel boom, Nissan Titan hangs on Episode #253 of the Autoblog Podcast is here, with Chris, Zach, Dan and Steven Ewing serving as this week’s crew. Topics include the Chevrolet Camaro ZL1, the 2012 BMW 3 Series diesel and wagon, the coming wave of diesels from other automakers and Nissan sticking with its Titan pickup for a while. Your questions and comments power the end of the ‘cast, and for those of you who hung with us live on our UStream channel , thanks for taking the time.
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Filed under: Minivan/Van , Plants/Manufacturing , Work , Ford Ford has confirmed that its Transit van will be manufactured in Kansas City . The company plans to invest $1.1 billion in facility upgrades and tooling to produce both the next-generation F-150 and the Transit in preparation for the van’s arrival on U.S. soil in 2013. That investment is $700 million more than Ford had previously allocated for its Kansas City facility
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Official: Ford confirms $1.1B investment to build Transit van in Kansas City