A Business Creating Some Buzz
Our legendary Ford Transit commercial vehicle celebrates its 60th anniversary in 2025, marking six decades of loyal service to businesses and communities around the world.
Since the first vehicle left the production line in 1965, Transit has become a byword for getting the job done – reliably and efficiently. Fast forward 60 years, and a new generation of connected and electrified Transit vans is raising productivity to a new level.
Commercial vans provide the backbone for the economy – supporting €1 trillion in economic activity across Europe alone – and Ford Transit vehicles play a significant role in the lives and jobs of millions of people. From getting workers to a building site, to keeping our stores stocked and delivering goods to our doors, or even rushing a patient to hospital, people depend on Transits to keep the world moving.
Throughout its long history, Transit has been built on continuous innovation, taking real-world customer insights and translating them into features that simplify every-day tasks. Starting with fundamental items like side loading doors on the 1965 Transit, and leading to the latest digital tools and software that can transform efficiency as businesses electrify their Ford Transit fleets.
From its origins serving European van customers, Transit has grown into a global success story, with a family of products of different sizes to support a huge range of applications. We’re building Ford Transits at a network of production facilities around the world – stretching from Europe to the United States and China.
Transit’s laser focus on business productivity has made it the world’s best-selling cargo van. In Europe, the Transit nameplate has helped to ensure that Ford has held its position as the most popular commercial vehicle brand for the past 10 years. A position that is reinforced by our experienced team of Transit Centre dealers, and our network of approved vehicle convertors – all ready to serve Transit customers across the region.
Looking forward, the Ford Transit and its army of customers are right at the centre of Ford’s future thinking. The Ford Pro business – dedicated to helping commercial customers succeed – offers a support-system of software and connected services to boost efficiency and maximise time spent working hard on the road, and the latest generation of Transit products sits at the heart of that ecosystem.
So as future Transits become smarter and more connected than ever before, they will simplify life in and around the van. Allowing Ford Transit customers to focus on what matters most – getting the job done.
Hans Schep is general manager, Ford Pro, Europe.
