Ford is strengthening its offering to families and businesses alike with production now underway of the all-new Ford Transit Courier at Ford Otosan’s Craiova plant in Romania. The manufacturer says the new Transit Courier will enhance connectivity and productivity for compact van customers.
Initial production includes diesel- and petrol-engined versions of the new Transit Courier. The electric E-Transit Courier will join it and enter production next year, supporting Ford’s global plan to rapidly scale EVs and achieve zero emissions across all vehicle sales in Europe by 2035.
The new Transit Courier will be fully integrated with Ford Pro’s software platform and connected services to further drive efficient operation with management tools from Ford Pro Software. Ford’s end-to-end charging solutions will also fully support E-Transit Courier customers.
Romanian Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu and state officials, industry representatives, and prominent business figures attended a ceremony to mark the start of production. Ford Otosan — Ford’s joint venture in Turkey — is the manufacturing hub for the Ford Transit Courier and Ford Tourneo Courier ranges, which began at the company’s Yeniköy plant in 2014. As part of Ford Otosan’s investment strategy, Transit Courier and Tourneo Courier production was moved from Yeniköy to the Craiova plant in Romania.
Last year, Ford Otosan announced an investment of €490 million (£403m) to support the production of the all-new Courier range at its newly acquired Craiova plant. This is in addition to Ford’s investment of $300 million (£247m) at the plant where the Ford Puma is also produced. With these investments, the plant capacity will increase from 250,000 to 272,000 vehicles per year.
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